Talk:Atrophic gastritis

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Why "atrophic"?

Latest comment: 14 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion

It would be informative to explain the significance of "atropic" in the term. Unfree (talk) 17:11, 4 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

It did. Atrophic means to degrade or wither away, and the article states that the stomach tissue is turned into fibrous intestinal tissue. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Darktangent (talk • contribs) 01:26, 12 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

It would be helpful to include clear info re dx and tx, under separate headings Misssty (talk) 01:18, 15 August 2010 (UTC)--Misssty (talk) 01:18, 15 August 2010 (UTC)Reply