different between abcess vs ulcer

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ulcer

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?ls?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?ls?/

Noun

ulcer (plural ulcers)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

  • ulcerously
  • ulcerousness

Translations

Anagrams

  • cruel, lucre

Romanian

Etymology

French ulcère, from Latin ulcus.

Noun

ulcer n (plural ulcere)

  1. ulcer

Declension

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