magenstrasse

English

Etymology

From German Magenstraße, from Magen (“stomach”) +‎ Straße (“road, street”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.ɡənˌstrɑː.sə/
• Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧stra‧sse

Noun

magenstrasse (plural magenstrassen)

1. 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, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.