Synonyms for ulcer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhl-ser
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌl sər


Définition of ulcer

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Old French ulcere, from Vulgar Latin ulcerem, from Latin ulcus (genitive ulceris) "ulcer," from PIE *elk-es- "wound" (cf. Greek elkos).
  • noun an internal or external sore
  • noun inflammatory condition
Example sentences :
  • Might it not rather be some unknown form of ulcer of hysterical origin?
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • He has spoken of it as an ulcer that is draining the Empire of its resources.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • No ulcer can heal, unless the absorption from it is as great as the deposition in it.
  • Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. II » by Erasmus Darwin
  • Oh, do not talk of her; she is my ulcer, particularly when I am in a bad temper.
  • Extract from : « The Regent's Daughter » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • The condition of the ulcer when the clay is removed is indescribable.
  • Extract from : « At the Court of the Amr » by John Alfred Gray
  • Another time one came to him for the cure of a cancer (or ulcer) in the bowells.
  • Extract from : « Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2) » by John Aubrey
  • I know a boy had an ulcer on his eye and it was cured by that.
  • Extract from : « Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series » by Lady Gregory
  • Thus an ulcer in the human body has been known to secrete milk.
  • Extract from : « The Gospel Of Evolution » by Edward Aveling
  • The methods of rendering the ulcer aseptic have already been described.
  • Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern
  • Generally speaking, an ulcer of the leg is disturbed too often.
  • Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern

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