Ulcer
11ulcer — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
12ulcer — UK [ˈʌlsə(r)] / US [ˈʌlsər] noun [countable] Word forms ulcer : singular ulcer plural ulcers medical a sore area on the inside of an organ in your body or on your skin that sometimes bleeds or produces a poisonous substance a stomach ulcer • give …
13ulcer — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ulcer , ulcus; akin to Greek helkos wound Date: 14th century 1. a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus 2.… …
14ulcer — noun Ulcer is used before these nouns: ↑recurrence Ulcer is used after these nouns: ↑leg, ↑mouth, ↑stomach …
15ulcer — n. a bleeding; duodenal; gastric, stomach; mouth; peptic; perforated ulcer * * * [ ʌlsə] duodenal gastric mouth peptic perforated ulcer stomach a bleeding …
16ulcer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. abscess, infection, sore, fistula. See disease. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. peptic ulcer, lesion, canker, boil, abscess, focal infection, fistula, open sore, running sore; see also sore . III (Roget s 3… …
17ulcer — ul•cer [[t]ˈʌl sər[/t]] n. 1) pat a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc 2) pat peptic ulcer 3) any corrupting or disrupting condition, element, etc • Etymology: 1350–1400;… …
18ulcer — Pūhā, pūhō, hēhē, me eau. Stomach ulcer, ōpū pūhā; iki alamea (rare). Bleeding ulcer, hī koko (RSV). Medicine for ulcers, kuakala …
19ulcer — ul|cer [ ʌlsər ] noun count a sore area on the inside of an organ in your body or on your skin that sometimes BLEEDS or produces a poisonous substance: a stomach ulcer give someone ulcers INFORMAL to make someone extremely worried ╾ ul|cer|ous… …
20ulcer — [[t]ʌ̱lsə(r)[/t]] ulcers N COUNT 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. In addition to headaches, you may develop stomach ulcers as well …
