Definition of Ulcer

1. Noun. A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue.


Definition of Ulcer

1. n. 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. v. t. To ulcerate.

Definition of Ulcer

1. Noun. (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. ¹

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Definition of Ulcer

1. to affect with an ulcer (a type of lesion) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Ulcer

1. A local defect or excavation, of the surface of an organ or tissue, which is produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue. Origin: L. Ulcus, Gr. Helkosis This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ulcer

ukulele
ukulele rock
ukuleleist
ukuleleists
ukuleles
ukulelist
ukulelists
ul
ulalgia
ulama
ulamas
ulan
ulans
ularburong
ulatrophia
ulcer (current term)
ulcer diet
ulcera
ulcerable
ulcerate
ulcerated
ulcerates
ulcerating
ulceration
ulcerations
ulcerative
ulcerative colitis
ulcerative colitis: extracolonic manifestations

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