ulcer

Meaning

Noun

1. 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.
2. Peptic ulcer.
3. (figuratively) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

Verb

To ulcerate.

Synonyms

sore

wound

abscess

boil

ulceration

carbuncle

tumour

pimple

canker

tumor

growth

ulcus

fistula

goiter

rash

deep sore

tropical ulcer

chancre

dermatitis

feeble

fester

gumboil

inflammation

lesion

mourn

peptic

scab

swelling

open wound

diaper rash

cancer

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Translations

ulcère

ulcera

Geschwür

úlcera

zweer

úlcera

ulcus

llaga

έλκος

ülser

úlcera

ulcera

vomica

Ulcus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌlsə/

Etymology

From Old French ulcere, from Latin ulcus. Doublet of ulcus.