Associations to the word «Ulcer»
Noun
- Sore
- Stomach
- Bleeding
- Diarrhea
- Syphilis
- Asthma
- Arthritis
- Bowel
- Obstruction
- Lesion
- Hemorrhage
- Blister
- Recurrence
- Inflammation
- Intestine
- Gout
- Hypertension
- Healing
- Anemia
- Complication
- Diabetes
- Infection
- Swelling
- Vomiting
- Ellison
- Secretion
- Lining
- Allergy
- Carcinoma
- Ailment
- Nausea
- Biopsy
- Colon
- Pancreas
- Kidney
- Sinus
- Disease
- Syndrome
- Inhibitor
- Antibiotic
- Insomnia
- Cyst
- Hepatitis
- Headache
- Blocker
- Lymphoma
- Bladder
- Vesicle
- Treat
- Bacterium
- Placebo
- Wound
- Malnutrition
- Irritation
- Tuberculosis
- Epilepsy
- Medication
- Treating
- Mf
- Shingle
- Cough
- Tract
- Tumor
- Surgery
- Deformity
- Proton
- Liver
Adjective
Wiktionary
ULCER, noun. (pathology) An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
ULCER, noun. (pathology) peptic ulcer
ULCER, noun. (figurative) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
Dictionary definition
ULCER, noun. A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue.
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