■ noun an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane which fails to heal.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~ous adjective
Origin
ME: from L. ulcus , ~- .
■ noun an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane which fails to heal.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~ous adjective
Origin
ME: from L. ulcus , ~- .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004