Inflammation of the stomach glands, particularly the glands that produce stomach acid and mucus.
From Greek 'gaster' (stomach) + 'aden' (gland) + '-itis' (inflammation). This medical term emerged from 19th-century pathology to describe specific stomach inflammation.
Your stomach has over 35 million glands producing different chemicals—when these get inflamed, they can't protect the stomach lining, which is why untreated inflammation can lead to ulcers!
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