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ulcer

The correct spelling is ulcer.

How to pronounce ulcer

noun

IPA: /ʌlsə/

Say it like: Uls-er

The correct spelling is ulcer. 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.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.Peptic ulcer
  3. 3.Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

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