1
: a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus
2
: something that festers and corrupts like an open sore
ulcer
verb
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Inflammation can cause small sores (ulcers) to form in these areas.
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Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
Overall healing or improvement rate data for thirty-one ulcers among twenty-one patients will be presented, and the presentation will also include sub-categories for ulcers that existed for more than one year and less than one year prior to the VenoValve surgery.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
The state medical examiner’s office concluded that Hall died from an infection caused by a perforated ulcer in his intestine, according to the lawsuit, filed in March.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
To top it off, Jeff gets a text from his friend saying DiCarlo had surgery for an ulcer— no colostomy bag.
—Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2024
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Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
Overall healing or improvement rate data for thirty-one ulcers among twenty-one patients will be presented, and the presentation will also include sub-categories for ulcers that existed for more than one year and less than one year prior to the VenoValve surgery.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
The state medical examiner’s office concluded that Hall died from an infection caused by a perforated ulcer in his intestine, according to the lawsuit, filed in March.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
To top it off, Jeff gets a text from his friend saying DiCarlo had surgery for an ulcer— no colostomy bag.
—Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Ulcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ulcer. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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ulcer
noun
ul·cer
ˈəl-sər 
: a slow-healing open sore in which tissue breaks down
Medical Definition
ulcer
1 of 2 noun
ul·cer
ˈəl-sər
: a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus
a stomach ulcer
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