ulcer

ulcer is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues.
2. noun. Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
3. transitive verb. To ulcerate.
4. noun. a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

   Synonyms: ulceration

Synonyms

ulceration

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in ulcer:

cruel, lucre

Common word forms

ulcers, ulcered, ulcering, ulcerous, ulcerable

Words from these letters

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