Ulcer

  • 111Marjolin ulcer — Mar·jo·lin ulcer (mahr″zho lăґ) [Jean Nicolas Marjolin, French surgeon, 1780–1850] see under ulcer …

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  • 112Meleney ulcer (gangrene) synergistic gangrene — Me·le·ney ulcer (gangrene), synergistic gangrene (mə leґne) [Frank Lamont Meleney, American surgeon, 1889–1963] see under ulcer, and see progressive synergistic gangrene, under gangrene …

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  • 113Mooren ulcer — Moor·en ulcer (moґrən) [Albert Mooren, German ophthalmologist, 1828–1899] see under ulcer …

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  • 114Cushing ulcer — Cushing Rokitansky ulcer a small peptic ulcer, usually occurring in groups, associated with manifest or occult lesions of the central nervous system. Called also Rokitansky Cushing u …

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  • 115dendriform ulcer — dendritic ulcer a corneal ulcer that branches in various directions, usually caused by herpes simplex infection …

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  • 116neurogenic ulcer — neurotrophic ulcer an ulcer resulting from separation of tissue from its nerve supply, such as in sensory neuropathy …

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  • 117phagedenic ulcer — 1. any of a group of conditions due to bacterial invasion of a cutaneous lesion or of the intact skin of a person with impaired resistance; it is characterized by necrotic ulceration and prominent tissue destruction. The group includes desert… …

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  • 118stoma ulcer — stomal ulcer a jejunal ulcer located near the margin of a gastroenterostomy stoma; called also marginal u …

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  • 119varicose ulcer — an ulcer on the leg due to varicose veins, such as a stasis ulcer …

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  • 120peptic ulcer — [[t]pe̱ptɪk ʌ̱lsə(r)[/t]] peptic ulcers N COUNT A peptic ulcer is an ulcer that occurs in the digestive system …

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