[
UK
/ˈʌlsɐ/
]
[ US /ˈəɫsɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈəɫsɝ/ ]
NOUN
- a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
How To Use ulcer In A Sentence
- More severe inflammation of the mucosa is readily evident as erythema, intramucosal hemorrhage, exudate, or ulceration.
- Cells like that have been used to prevent cirrhosis of the liver and to heal diabetic ulcers and for drug testing.
- IBS does not lead to colon cancer or ulcerative colitis or any other serious diseases.
- It got infected, then turned into a diabetic ulcer. The Sun
- The drug is often prescribed for ulcers.
- Chronic wounds, such as pressure ulcers, can sustain bacterial balance and resist infection if well cared for and kept free of necrotic avascular tissue.
- It is spread through sexual contact with sores, which Mercer called chancre ulcers, that typically are painless. The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
- Rooibos aids in the relief of stomach and indigestive problems like nausea, vomiting, heartburn, stomach ulcers and constipation.
- Four experimental models were employed to investigate the effects of the extract: anti-ulcer, antiasthmatic (in vivo), oxytocic Chapter 7
- Pressure ulcers are thought to develop over bony prominences as a result of excessive pressure.