| NOUN | state | ulcer, ulceration | a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue |
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| Sounds | ah'lser | |
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| Rhymes | Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser... | |
| Meaning | A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue. | |
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| Synonym | ulceration | |
| Narrower | aphthous ulcer | A blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract |
| bedsore, pressure sore, decubitus ulcer | A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients) | |
| canker, canker sore | An ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) | |
| chancroid | infectious venereal ulcer | |
| noli-me-tangere | A cancerous ulcer of soft tissue and bone | |
| noma | Acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals | |
| peptic ulcer, peptic ulceration | An ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract | |
| Broader | lesion | Any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part |
| Catalan | plaga | |
| Adjectives | ulcerous | having an ulcer or canker |
| Verbs | ulcerate | affect with an ulcer |
| ulcerate | undergo ulceration | |