magenstrasse
English
Etymology
From German Magenstraße, from Magen (“stomach”) + Straße (“road, street”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑːɡənˌstɹɑːsə/
Noun
magenstrasse (plural magenstrassen)
- a groove in the stomach along the lesser curvature that is the route food and liquids tend to take in moving toward the pylorus and that is a frequent site of peptic ulcer formation
References
“magenstrasse” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.