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Plural of ulcer

regular plural

The plural of ulcer is ulcers.

Forms of ulcer

Singularulcer /ˈʌlsə/
Pluralulcers
Countablecountable

Ulcers in a sentence

  • Only gives you ulcers."1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 35
  • Rebleeding is not uncommon after endoscopic treatment for ulcers. Any rebleeding identified on follow-up requires evaluation.From the entry rebleeding
  • In the eighteenth century hemlock was used for treating cancer, syphilis, and ulcers.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 113. From the entry hemlock
  • A brawny edema of the labia, with deeply penetrating destructive ulcers may occur in the late stages.1960, Laman Alexander Gray, A Text Book of Gynecology, page 47. From the entry blue balls
  • Old wounds and ulcers reopen and ulcerate.1998, Samuel Lilienthal, Homoeopathic Therapeutics, page 941. From the entry reopen old wounds

Meaning of ulcer

  1. 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.
  2. noun Peptic ulcer.
  3. noun Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

Full definition of ulcer

Questions about the plural of ulcer

What is the plural of ulcer?
The plural of ulcer is ulcers.
Is ulcer countable?
Ulcer is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ulcer (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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