About The Word Ulcer
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Ulcer
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What's The Definition Of Ulcer?
[n] a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ulcer: ulceration Related Terms | Find terms related to Ulcer: See Also | aphthous ulcer | bedsore | canker | chancroid | decubitus ulcer | lesion | noli-me-tangere | noma | peptic ulcer | peptic ulceration | pressure sore Ulcer In Webster's Dictionary \Ul"cer\, n. [F. ulc[`e]re, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin
to Gr. ?.]
1. (Med.) 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. To ulcerate. [R.] --Fuller. |
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