rodent ulcer

American  

noun

Pathology.

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

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rodent ulcer British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of rodent ulcer

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

As a student, he happened on a photograph in an old medical textbook that showed a woman's face half eaten away by a rodent ulcer – inside and outside had become horribly confused.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2011

Cases of rodent ulcer unaffected by all other methods of treatment have been cured by electric kataphoresis with zinc ions, and the method is now being applied to the treatment of inoperable malignant tumours.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

Everything chronic was favorably affected—lupus, rodent ulcer, eczema, acne rosacea, even tuberculosis of the lungs.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

This form of epithelioma is called rodent ulcer, flat epithelioma or cancroid and sometimes does little harm for many years, but should receive the attention of a physician familiar with cancer and its eradication.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

They form one of the varieties of the so-called rodent ulcer.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various