ulcer

Word Type

n.

ulcer Meaning Definition

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.

Synonyms for ulcer

abdominal hernia,abscess,aposteme,bane,bed sore,blain,bleb,blight,blister,boil,bubo,bulla,bunion,cancer,canker,canker sore,carbuncle,chancre,chancroid,chilblain,cold sore,colitis,curse,disease,diverticulitis,diverticulosis,duodenal ulcer,duodenitis,eruption,eschar,esophagal ulcer,esophagitis,felon,fester,festering,fever blister,fistula,furuncle,furunculus,gastritis,gathering,gumboil,hemorrhoids,hiatal hernia,inflammation,kibe,lesion,megacolon,papula,papule,paronychia,parulis,peptic ulcer,peritonitis,pestilence,petechia,piles,pimple,plague,pock,poison,polyp,pustule,rising,scab,scourge,soft chancre,sore,stigma,stomach ulcer,sty,suppuration,swelling,tubercle,ulceration,wale,welt,wheal,whelk,whitlow,wound

Synonym Search Links for ulcer

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