ulcer
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 5
/ˈʌlsə/
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/ˈʌlsə/ · /ˈʌlsɚ/
Definition of ulcer
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- 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.
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noun
- 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.
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Peptic ulcer.
“"Worry never solved any problems. Only gives you ulcers."”
- (figuratively)Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
verb
- To ulcerate.
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Etymology
From Old French ulcere, from Latin ulcus. Doublet of ulcus.
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