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Definition of ulcer

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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..

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Onychia :: Onychia (n.) An affection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail..

Ichor :: Ichor (n.) A thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer, wound, etc..

Aphthous :: Aphthous (a.) Pertaining to, or caused by, aphthae; characterized by aphtae; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever..

Crepane :: Crepane (n.) An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg. It sometimes forms an ulcer..

Digest :: Digest (v. t.) To dispose to suppurate, or generate healthy pus, as an ulcer or wound..

Ulcerable :: Ulcerable (a.) Capable of ulcerating.

Efflux :: Efflux (n.) The act or process of flowing out, or issuing forth; effusion; outflow; as, the efflux of matter from an ulcer; the efflux of men's piety..

Crab-yaws :: Crab-yaws (n.) A disease in the West Indies. It is a kind of ulcer on the soles of the feet, with very hard edges. See Yaws..

Running :: Running (n.) The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.

Phagedenical :: PhagedenicAL (a.) Of, like, or pertaining to, phagedena; used in the treatment of phagedena; as, a phagedenic ulcer or medicine..

Malign :: Malign (a.) Malignant; as, a malign ulcer..

Ulcerating :: Ulcerating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ulcerat.

Sore :: Sore (a.) A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil..

Exulceratory :: Exulceratory (a.) Having a tendency to form ulcers; rendering ulcerous.

Run :: Run (a.) To discharge pus or other matter; as, an ulcer runs..

Probe :: Probe (v. t.) To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe..

Aegilops :: Aegilops (n.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.

Chancre :: Chancre (n.) A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; -- called also hard chancre, indurated chancre, and Hunterian chancre..

Probe :: Probe (n.) An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc..

Crapaudine :: Crapaudine (n.) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse.