Talk:Atrophic gastritis

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Why "atrophic"?

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]