Neuter
ulcus
Meaning
sore, ulcer, wound
Synonyms
Translations
Geschwür
ulcère
ulcera
úlcera
llaga
zweer
ülser
έλκος
قَرْحَةFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʊɫ.kʊs]
Etymology
From earlier *olcos, from Proto-Italic *elkos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos (“wound, illness, ulcer”), from the root *h₁elḱ-; compare Ancient Greek ἕλκος (hélkos, “wound, ulcer”), English ill. Sanskrit अर्शस् (árśas, “hemorrhoids”).
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