ulcer

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Illness & disability

ul·cer /ˈʌlsə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable]  MIa sore area on your skin or inside your body that may bleed or produce poisonous substances 溃疡 stomach ulcers 胃溃疡 —ulcerous adjective

Examples from the Corpus

ulcer• The finding of enhanced fasting gastrin concentrations in H pylori positive subjects and in duodenal ulcer disease can not easily be explained.• There are many models of duodenal ulcer - do we need a new one?• Treatment failure was defined as evidence by endoscopy of a recurrent duodenal ulcer crater.• In our previous study, the ratio of gastric to duodenal ulcers was 1.69 in Kinki district where Kyoto Prefecture is located.• From these findings, it can be suggested that pepsinogen genes are involved in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer.• Nevertheless, the data suggest that if levels were more accurate they would have been lower in the peptic ulcer group.• a stomach ulcerOrigin ulcer (1300-1400) Latin ulcus

ul·cer nounChineseSyllable  

on or your sore area your body inside skin a Corpus

ulcer
ul‧cer /ˈʌlsə $ -ər/ noun [countable]a sore area on your skin or inside your body that may bleed or produce poisonous substances:
    stomach ulcers
—ulcerous adjective

ulcerBrE /ˈʌlsə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʌlsər/ 🔊 nouna sore area on the outside of the body or on the surface of an organ inside the body which is painful and may bleed or produce a poisonous substance 溃疡◆a stomach ulcer胃溃疡  ➡  see also mouth ulcer