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noun Pathology.

an ulcerating basal cell skin cancer, common on the face.

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Origin of rodent ulcer

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby rodent ulcer

rode, rodent, Rodentia, rodenticide, rodent operative, rodent ulcer, rodeo, Roderic, Roderick, Rodez, Rodger

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How to use rodent ulcer in a sentence

She paints the current rodent situation as more than a foul inconvenience, and one that is a particular blight on poorer areas.
Crowdsourcing NYC’s War on Rats|Kevin Zawacki|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, Rep. Paul Ryan may talk a good game about the poor, but his policies still give social-justice advocates an ulcer.
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The doctors suspected a heart issue or an ulcer and recommended he follow up with his regular physician.
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Or once in a while the rodent will spread infection by biting causing a disease called, chillingly enough, rat bite fever.
Yosemite Hanta Virus: Nature Strikes Back|Kent Sepkowitz|September 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Up to 10,000 campers at Yosemite National Park may have been exposed to a deadly rodent-borne illness.
Yosemite Hanta Virus: Nature Strikes Back|Kent Sepkowitz|September 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Except in gastric ulcer, the danger lies in the retching produced, and the tube can safely be used if the patient takes it easily.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When found in the fluid removed after a test-meal, it commonly points toward ulcer or carcinoma.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Recognition of occult hemorrhage has its greatest value in diagnosis of gastric cancer and ulcer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
And among others, Sir J. Denham he told me he had cured, after it was come to an ulcer all over his face, to a miracle.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
It chanced one day, when he was fifteen, he went into the woods, and the ulcer pained him.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for rodent ulcer

rodent ulcer

noun

a slow-growing malignant tumour on the face, usually occurring at the edge of the eyelids, lips, or nostrils

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Medical definitions for rodent ulcer

rodent ulcer

[ rōd′nt ]

A slowly enlarging ulcerated basal cell carcinoma, usually on the face.