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ULCER
ulcer, ulceration
(noun) a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ulcer (plural ulcers)
(pathology) An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
(pathology) peptic ulcer
(figurative) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
Anagrams
• cruel, lucre
Source: Wiktionary
Ul"cer, n. Etym: [F. ulcère, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin to Gr.
1. (Med.)
Definition: 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. Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character. Cold ulcer (Med.), an ulcer on a finger or toe, due to deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the extremities are cold.
Ul"cer, v. t.
Definition: To ulcerate. [R.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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