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Ulcer synonyms

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peptic-ulcer
(Pathology) An ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract.
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  1. (Pathology) An ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract.
lesion
Any of various pathological or traumatic changes in a bodily organ or tissue, including tumors, ulcers, sores, and wounds.
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  1. Any of various pathological or traumatic changes in a bodily organ or tissue, including tumors, ulcers, sores, and wounds.
  2. An injury; hurt; damage
  3. An injury or other change in an organ or tissue of the body tending to result in impairment or loss of function
canker
A condition in horses similar to but more advanced than thrush.
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  1. A condition in horses similar to but more advanced than thrush.
  2. An inflammation or infection of the ear and auditory canal, especially in dogs and cats.
  3. A disease of plants that causes local decay of bark and wood
boil
An agitated, swirling, roiling mass of liquid:
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  1. An agitated, swirling, roiling mass of liquid:
  2. To change from a liquid to a gaseous state by being heated to the boiling point and being provided with sufficient energy. Boiling is an example of a phase transition.
  3. The condition or act of boiling.
abscess
A swollen, inflamed area in bodily tissues, in which pus gathers
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  1. A swollen, inflamed area in bodily tissues, in which pus gathers
  2. A localized collection of pus in part of the body, formed by tissue disintegration and surrounded by an inflamed area.
  3. A localized collection of pus surrounded by infected tissue.
focal infection
A localized infection, as in the gallbladder, teeth, or tonsils, which may spread to other parts of the body through the blood
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  1. A localized infection, as in the gallbladder, teeth, or tonsils, which may spread to other parts of the body through the blood
fistula
Such a passage that has been created intentionally, especially a surgically constructed connection between an artery and a vein that is used for vascular access in hemodialysis.
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  1. Such a passage that has been created intentionally, especially a surgically constructed connection between an artery and a vein that is used for vascular access in hemodialysis.
  2. (Rare) A pipe or tube
  3. 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.
Find another word for ulcer. In this page you can discover 10 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ulcer, like: peptic-ulcer, lesion, canker, boil, abscess, focal infection, fistula, open sore, running sore and sore.

Sentence Examples

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

  • Wright, "Protozoa in a case of tropical ulcer (Delhi sore), " Journ.

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

  • 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.

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