ulcer
/ˈʌlsə/noun
High School
1
An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
2
Peptic ulcer.
3
Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
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