ulcer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
    ulceration.

WordNet


Ul"cer noun
Etymology
F. ulcère, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin to Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues.
  2. Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
Ul"cer transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To ulcerate. R. Fuller.

Webster 1913