See Also: gastric narrowing(medicine)
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minimax(1)(dictionary)
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Gastric(medicine)

minimax(1) (iou) and gastric narrowing (medicine)


minimax(1) (iou)



minimax noun & adjective. M20.
[from MINI(MUM + MAX(IMUM.]
Math.
A. noun. The smallest of a set of maxima. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of, pertaining to, or of the Nature of a minimax; spec. in Game Theory, designating (a) a strategy that minimizes the greatest loss or risk to which a participant in a game etc. will be liable; (b) the theorem that for a finite zero-sum game with two players, the smallest maximum loss that a player can choose to risk is equal to the greatest minimum guaranteeable gain. Cf. MAXIMIN. M20.

gastric narrowing (medicine)


gastric narrowing
<radiology> Neoplastic, carcinoma (linitis plastica), lymphoma, metastases, inflammatory, caustic, radiotherapy, granulomatous disease: Crohn disease, TB, sarcoidosis, eosinophilic enteritis see: gastric outlet obstruction