See Also: Ulcer(health)
ulcer(dictionary)
Ulcer(medicine)
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leg ulcer(medicine)
ulcer(dictionary)
serpiginous ulcer(medicine)
simple ulcer(medicine)
sloughing ulcer(medicine)
soft ulcer(medicine)

ulcer (iou)



ulcer noun & verb. LME.
[Latin ulcer-, ulcus rel. to Greek helkos wound, sore.]
A. noun.
Medicine. A defect of continuity in the epithelium covering a surface, esp. when forming a defined crater. LME.
b. An ulcerative condition. E17.
fig. A corroding or corrupting influence; a moral blemish. L16.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Make or become ulcerous (lit. & fig.); = ULCERATE verb. Now rare. LME.
ulcered adjective = ULCERATED LME.