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Webster 1913 Edition
Ulcer
Ul′cer
,Noun.
[F.
ulcère
, L. ulcus
, gen. ulceris
, akin to Gr. [GREEK].] 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
,Verb.
T.
To ulcerate.
[R.]
Fuller.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ulcer
UL'CER
,Noun.
A sore; a solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, attend with a secretion of pus or some kind of discharge. Ulcers on the lungs are seldom healed.
Definition 2025
ulcer
ulcer
English
Noun
ulcer (plural ulcers)
- (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.
- (pathology) peptic ulcer
- (figuratively) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
Derived terms
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Translations
open sore
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peptic ulcer — see peptic ulcer