ulcer
Meaning
- 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.
- Peptic ulcer.
- Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʌlsə/
Etymology
From Old French ulcere, from Latin ulcus. Doublet of ulcus.
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