ulcer.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
Where this word comes from
From Old French ulcere, from Latin ulcus. Doublet of ulcus.
To ulcerate.
Where this word comes from
From Old French ulcere, from Latin ulcus. Doublet of ulcus.
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