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atrophic candidiasis oral candidiasis marked by erythematous, pebbled patches on the hard or soft palate, buccal mucosa, and dorsal surface of the tongue, a complication of numerous different conditions such as vitamin deficiency, diabetes mellitus, or poorly fitting dentures.
atrophic gastritis. A type of chronic gastritis, which is characterised by inflammatory destruction of specialised parietal and chief cell zones, leading to atrophy, mucus neck cell metaplasia, intestinal metaplasia and pancreatic acinar metaplasia, which may lead to the development of type-1 ECL-cell tumours (gastric carcinoids).