ULCER
Dictionary entry overview: What does ulcer mean?
• ULCER (noun)
The noun ULCER has 1 sense:
1. a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
Familiarity information: ULCER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ULCER (noun)
Meaning:
A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
ulcer; ulceration
Hypernyms ("ulcer" is a kind of...):
lesion (any visible abnormal structural change in a bodily part)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ulcer"):
aphthous ulcer (a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract)
bedsore; decubitus ulcer; pressure sore (a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients))
chancroid (infectious venereal ulcer)
peptic ulcer; peptic ulceration (an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract)
canker; canker sore (an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth))
noli-me-tangere (a cancerous ulcer of soft tissue and bone)
noma (acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children)
