ulcer

UK /ˈʌlsə/ US /ˈʌlsɚ/

noun 3verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

mean, right

VERB + ULCER

develop, diagnosed, getting, got, mouth, suffered

ULCER + NOUN

inflammation, stomach, tom

PREP.

from, in, up, with

ADV.

again, away, easily, probably

Definitions

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.

Peptic ulcer.

"Worry never solved any problems. Only gives you ulcers."

Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

verb

To ulcerate.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on

ulceration

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

"Worry never solved any problems. Only gives you ulcers."

Wiktionary

An ulcer forms in the stomach.

Tatoeba · #28155

I have an ulcer in my mouth.

Tatoeba · #240580

When you start taking medicine it begins working on symptoms, like pain, right away, but that doesn't mean that the ulcer heals right away.

Tatoeba · #329355

I have an ulcer.

Tatoeba · #2359002

How's your ulcer, Tom?

Tatoeba · #2646598

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, ulcer is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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