Ulcer synonyms

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peptic-ulcer
(Pathology) An ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract.
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canker
Ulceration of the mouth and lips.
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boil
An inflamed, painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused by localized infection; furuncle
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abscess
A localized collection of pus in part of the body, formed by tissue disintegration and surrounded by an inflamed area.
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focal infection
A bacterial infection localized in a specific part of the body, such as the tonsils, that may spread to another part of the body.
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fistula
An abnormal duct or passage resulting from injury, disease, or a congenital disorder that connects an abscess, cavity, or hollow organ to the body surface or to another hollow organ.
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open sore
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running sore
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sore (related)
An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.
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fester
A small festering sore or ulcer; a pustule.
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gathering
(bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
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imposthume
(Obsolete) an abscess
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pustule
Something likened to an inflamed, pus-filled lesion:
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ulceration
The development of an ulcer
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ulcers (related)
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varicose-veins (related)
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oedema (related)
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cellulitis (related)
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lymphoedema (related)
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sinusitis (related)
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edema (related)
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non-healing (related)
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gastritis (related)
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gout (related)
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xerostomia (related)
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onychomycosis (related)
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venous (related)
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lesion
A wound or injury.
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Ulcer Sentence Examples

  • Chronic gastric ulcer is not unfrequently the starting point of cancer.

  • For the diseases of the stomach in general see Digestive Organs; and for special forms Gastritis, Gastric Ulcer, Dyspepsia, &C.; also Abdomen (Abdominal Surgery).

  • The climate is cold, dry and healthy, despite the prevalence of the famous "Aleppo button," a swelling which appears either on the face or on the hands, and breaks into an ulcer which lasts a year and leaves a permanent scar.

  • The manner of his death was characteristic. A dangerous ulcer had compelled him to fast for a time.

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