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ul⋅cer

[uhl-ser]
–noun
1. Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
2. peptic ulcer.
3. any chronically corrupting or disrupting condition, element, etc.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L ulcer- (s. of ulcus); akin to Gk hélkos
ul·cer   (ŭl'sər)   
n.  
  1. A lesion of the skin or a mucous membrane such as the one lining the stomach or duodenum that is accompanied by formation of pus and necrosis of surrounding tissue, usually resulting from inflammation or ischemia.
  2. A corrupting condition or influence.

[Middle English, from Old French ulcere, from Latin ulcus, ulcer-.]

Ulcer

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.

Ulcer

Ul"cer\, v. t. To ulcerate. [R.] --Fuller.
Language Translation for : ulcer
Spanish: úlcera,
German: das Geschwür,
Japanese: 潰瘍

ulcer [(ul-suhr)]

An inflamed open sore on the skin or mucous membrane. An ulcer may form in the inner lining of the stomach or duodenum, interfere with digestion, and cause considerable pain.

Note: It used to be thought that stress was the cause of stomach and duodenal ulcers, but we now know that they are caused by bacteria and can be cured by antibiotics.

ulcer 
c.1400, from O.Fr. ulcere, from V.L. ulcerem, from L. ulcus (gen. ulceris) "ulcer," from PIE base *elk-es- "wound" (cf. Gk. elkos).

Main Entry: 1ul·cer
Pronunciation: '&l-s&r
Function: noun
: a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue,disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus ulcer>

ulcer ul·cer (ŭl'sər)
n.
A lesion of the skin or of a mucous membrane, such as the one lining the stomach or duodenum, that is accompanied by formation of pus and necrosis of surrounding tissue, usually resulting from inflammation or ischemia.

ulcer   (ŭl'sər)  Pronunciation Key 
A break in the skin or a mucous membrane, such as the one lining the stomach or duodenum, accompanied by inflammation, pus, and loss of tissue.
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