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Pronunciation : Ul"cer
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. ulc?re, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin to Gr.
Definition : 1. (Med.)

Defn: 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. Cold ulcer (Med.), an ulcer on a finger or toe, due to deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the extremities are cold.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ul"cer
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To ulcerate. [R.] Fuller.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913