Synonyms for ulcer
ˈʌl sərul·cer

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1. ulcer, ulcerationnoun

   a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

   Synonyms:
   ulceration

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1. ulcernoun

   Synonyms:
   sore (discharging pus), fester, imposthume, gathering, boil, pustule

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1. ulcernoun

   Synonyms:
   fester, gathering, imposthume, pustule, ulceration

   Associated words:
   sanies, sanious

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1. List of paraphrases for "ulcer":

   ulceration

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1. Duffy Jennings:

   The Zodiac case gnawed at him, he said it gave him an ulcer.

2. Andres Garchitorena:

   The way it creates the ulcers is that when it's inside your skin, it multiplies, and it produces a toxin, it mostly affects the fatty tissue. It starts generally with a small nodule, but over time, it opens up and creates an ulcer.

3. Socrates:

   Envy is the ulcer of the soul.

4. Ardeshir Bayat:

   We had a patient, a 92-year-old lady, who had a skin ulcer for 20 years, even after getting treated with various dressings, after we treated her with decellularized dermis, she healed within four weeks.