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1. (n.) ulcer
a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
2. ulcer
any corrupting or disrupting condition, element, etc.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L ulcer-, s. of ulcus; akin to Gk hélkos)
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| Definition of 'ulcer' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ulcer, ulceration
a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
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| Definition of 'ulcer' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ulcer
a solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues
2. (noun) ulcer
fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character
3. (verb) ulcer
to ulcerate
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| Definition of 'ulcer' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. ulcer
A lesion on the surface of the skin or a mucous surface, produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue.
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Sense: a kind of sore that does not heal easily, on the skin or inside the body
a mouth/stomach ulcer.
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 Afrikaans: sweer, maagseer |
 Arabic: قُرْحَه |
 Bulgarian: язва |
 Brazilian: úlcera |
 Czech: vřed |
 German: das Geschwür |
 Danish: åbent sår; mavesår |
 Greek: έλκος |
 Spanish: úlcera |
 Estonian: haavand |
 Farsi: زخم |
 Finnish: haavauma |
 French: ulcère |
 Hebrew: כִּיב |
 Hindi: फोड़ा |
 Croatian: čir |
 Hungarian: fekély |
 Indonesian: borok |
 Icelandic: (opið) (maga)sár, særi |
 Italian: ulcera |
 Japanese: 潰瘍 |
 Korean: 궤양 |
 Lithuanian: opa |
 Latvian: čūla |
 Malay: ulser |
 Dutch: zweer |
 Norwegian: (mage-/munn)sår |
 Polish: wrzód |
 Persian: زخم |
 Pashto: ټت،ناسور، په بده اوښتى دا |
 Portuguese: úlcera |
 Romanian: ulcer |
 Russian: язва |
 Slovak: vred |
 Slovenian: čir |
 Serbian: čir |
 Swedish: sår, rötsår |
 Thai: แผลเปื่อย |
 Turkish: ülser |
 Taiwanese: 潰瘍 |
 Ukrainian: виразка |
 Urdu: السر، ناسور |
 Vietnamese: chố loét |
 Chinese: 溃疡 |
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