Ulcer(n.) 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.
Ulcer(n.) Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
Ulcer(v. t.) To ulcerate.
Ulcerable(a.) Capable of ulcerating.
Ulcerate(v. i.) To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.
Ulcerate(v. t.) To affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers.
Ulcerated(a.) Affected with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers; as, an ulcerated sore throat.
Ulcerated(imp. & p. p.) of Ulcerate
Ulcerating(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ulcerate
Ulceration(n.) The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.
Ulcerative(a.) Of or pertaining to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process.
Ulcered(a.) Ulcerous; ulcerated.
Ulcerous(a.) Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter.
Ulcerous(a.) Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated.
Words within ulceration