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How to pronounce ulcer in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ulceration
Type of lesion
Has types bedsore, canker, canker sore, chancroid, decubitus ulcer, noli-me-tangere, noma, peptic ulcer, peptic ulceration, aphthous ulcer, pressure sore
Derivation ulcerate, ulcerous

Examples of ulcer

ulcer
Then I thought about my headaches and ulcer and finally stopped deluding myself.
From the usatoday.com
In some cases the foot ulcer is so complicated that it's necessary to amputate.
From the sciencedaily.com
No topical antimicrobial agents or growth factors were used on the study ulcer.
From the sciencedaily.com
A more comprehensive understanding of peptic ulcer patients is worth aspiring to.
From the sciencedaily.com
Making the assumption that the ulcer is flaring up again is the obvious answer.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Countless peptic-ulcer patients are put on a bland diet rich in milk and cream.
From the time.com
It also is the key component in combination therapies for peptic ulcer disease.
From the sciencedaily.com
In fact, treating an ulcer with honey doesn't involve eating even a drop of honey.
From the dailyherald.com
McCann could look through the skin and see into the ulcer-like crater beneath.
From the jsonline.com
More examples
  • A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
  • (ulceration) the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
  • An ulcer is a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue. Ulcers can result in complete loss of the epidermis and often portions of the dermis and even subcutaneous fat. ...
  • 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
  • (ulceration) The development of an ulcer; An ulcerous condition
  • (Ulceration) break in the skin or mucous membrane.
  • (Ulceration) a condition in which the epidermis that covers a portion of the primary melanoma is not intact. Ulceration is determined by microscopic evaluation of the tissue by a pathologist, not by what can be seen with the naked eye.
  • (Ulceration) A break in the surface of a skin cancer tumor, which is often only seen under the microscope. When such a break occurs, the tumor is said to be ulcerated.
  • (Ulceration) A depressed or eroded area in the skin