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gravitational ulcer

n.

A leg ulcer that is slow to heal because of the position of the extremity and the incompetence of the valves of the varicosed veins.

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Words nearby gravitational ulcer

gravitational interaction, gravitational lens, gravitational mass, gravitational radius, gravitational redshift, gravitational ulcer, gravitational wave, gravitative, gravitino, graviton, gravitropism
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