ulcer
noun
a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
ulcers
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pluralof ulcer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Manganiello detailed debilitating abdominal pain, fevers, rashes, headaches, fatigue and ulcers in his digestive tract that caused bleeding and led to countless colonoscopies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Secondly, greys have squirrel pox - it doesn't affect them but they transmit it to red squirrels and it's fatal for them. It's a horrible disease and causes them ulcers and blindness."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
In some animals, infection has been connected with low energy, loss of appetite, regurgitation, stomach ulcers and inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
In traditional Medicare, Mr. Halvorson wrote, “20% percent of diabetes patients routinely get ulcers and 20% of those ulcers turn into amputations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
People were gnawing on their fingers and tapping their feet and wriggling around and generally getting ulcers, wondering if Mr. Birkway was going to read from the journals.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
