ulcers
ulcers is the plural of ulcer.
Meaning of ulcer
Noun
ulcer (plural ulcers)
- 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.
- Peptic ulcer.
- "Worry never solved any problems. Only gives you ulcers."1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 35
- Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
Phrases with ulcers
- Aden ulcers
- cold ulcers
- mouth ulcers
- Buruli ulcers
- peptic ulcers
- Cushing ulcers
- gastric ulcers
- stomach ulcers
- aphthous ulcers
- duodenal ulcers
- pressure ulcers
- tropical ulcers
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Questions about ulcers
- What is ulcers the plural of?
- Ulcers is the plural of ulcer.
Words near ulcers in the dictionary
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