ULCER


Meaning of ULCER in English

■ 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.