ulcer
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French ulcere, from Latin ulcus. Doublet of ulcus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌlsə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ʌlsɚ/
Noun[edit]
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.
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Translations[edit]
open sore
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peptic ulcer — see peptic ulcer
anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore
Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French ulcère, from Latin ulcus.
Noun[edit]
ulcer n (plural ulcere)
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