Mallory-Weiss syndrome

== English == === Etymology === The condition was first described in 1929 by G. Kenneth Mallory and Soma Weiss. === Noun === Mallory-Weiss syndrome (uncountable) (gastroenterology, pathology) Gastoesophageal laceration, with bleeding from tears in the mucosa at the junction of the stomach and esophagus, sometimes caused by severe alcoholism. ==== Related terms ==== Mallory-Weiss tear