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ulcer

ul·cer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhl-ser]
    • /ˈʌl sər/
    • /ˈʌl.sər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhl-ser]
    • /ˈʌl sər/

Definitions of ulcer word

  • noun ulcer Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc. 1
  • noun ulcer peptic ulcer. 1
  • noun ulcer any chronically corrupting or disrupting condition, element, etc. 1
  • noun ulcer medical: lesion 1
  • countable noun ulcer An ulcer is a sore area on the outside or inside of your body which is very painful and may bleed or produce an unpleasant poisonous substance. 0
  • noun ulcer a disintegration of the surface of the skin or a mucous membrane resulting in an open sore that heals very slowly 0

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Origin of ulcer

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin ulcer- (stem of ulcus); akin to Greek hélkos

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ulcer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ulcer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for ulcer

noun ulcer

  • abscess — An abscess is a painful swelling containing pus.
  • blain — a blister, blotch, or sore on the skin
  • blains — an inflammatory swelling or sore.
  • bleb — a fluid-filled blister on the skin
  • blister — A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.

verb ulcer

  • blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
  • fester — to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.

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