ulcer
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ulcer
- /ˈʌlsə/ UK
- /ˈʌlsɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ʌlsə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Old French ulcere, from Latin ulcus. Doublet of ulcus.
noun ulcers
- An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
- Peptic ulcer. "Worry never solved any problems. Only gives you ulcers."
- Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
verb ulcers · ulcering · ulcered
- To ulcerate.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ulceration, dyspepsia, wound, gash, attack, canker, abscess, boil, sore, lesion, decubitus, aphtha, pustule, blister, carbuncle, chancre
Translations
Every language
noun open sore
| Español | llaga, úlcera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 궤양 gweyang |
| 日本語 | 潰瘍 kaiyō |
| 中文 | 潰瘍 /溃疡 kuìyáng |
| हिन्दी | फोड़ा phoṛā, व्रण vraṇ, फुड़िया phuṛiyā |
| Kiswahili | kidonda |
| Português | úlcera |
| Français | ulcère |
| Deutsch | Geschwür, Ulcus |
| Italiano | ulcera |
| Ελληνικά | έλκος élkos |
| Română | ulcer |
| Русский | я́зва jázva |
| Tiếng Việt | loét |
| العربية | قُرْحَة qurḥa |
| עברית | כִּיב kiv, אולקוס 'úlkus |
Talk about this word "ulcer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ulcer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ulcer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ulcer "ulcer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ulcer.Cite this
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title = {ulcer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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