ulcer

ulcer
n
1. abscess, ulceration, Pathol. noma, fester, festering, gathering, gumboil, Pathol. parulis, tubercle, Obs. apostem, Obs. apostemation, Archaic. impostume; canker, lesion, chancre, chancroid, simple chancre, soft chancre; boil, blain, Pathol. furuncle, carbuncle, pustule, pimple, papule, papilla, pock, wen, whelk, Rare. bleb, Archaic. botch; sore, open or running sore, eruption, gall, excoriation; whitlow, agnail.
2. bane, curse, blight, scourge; plague, pestilence, infestation; cancer, disease; poison, venom; corruption, corrosion, moth and rust, worm in the apple or rose; torment, plight, woe, affliction, infliction, worry, grievance; pest, annoyance, vexation, fret, thorn, thorn in one's side, nettle; provocation, offense, sting.

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