ulcer
         n 1: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion
               on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in
               necrosis of tissue [syn: {ulcer}, {ulceration}]

English Dictionary: ulcer diet	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ulcer diet n a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis" Synonym(s): bland diet, ulcer diet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ulcerate v undergo ulceration; "Her stomach ulcerated" affect with an ulcer; "Her stomach was ulcerated"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ulcerated adj having an ulcer or canker [syn: cankerous, ulcerated, ulcerous]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ulceration n a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue Synonym(s): ulcer, ulceration the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ulcerative adj of or relating to or characterized by ulceration; "ulcerative colitis"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ulcerative colitis n a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ulcerous adj having an ulcer or canker [syn: cankerous, ulcerated, ulcerous]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ulex europaeus n very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden- yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe Synonym(s): gorse, furze, whin, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Weak conjugation} (Gram.), the conjugation of weak verbs; --             called also {new, [or] regular, conjugation}, and             distinguished from the old, or irregular, conjugation.          {Weak declension} (Anglo-Saxon Gram.), the declension of weak             nouns; also, one of the declensions of adjectives.          {Weak side}, the side or aspect of a person's character or             disposition by which he is most easily affected or             influenced; weakness; infirmity.          {Weak sore} [or] {ulcer} (Med.), a sore covered with pale,             flabby, sluggish granulations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcer \Ul"cer\, n. [F. ulc[8a]re, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin       to Gr. [?].]       1. (Med.) 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. Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open             sore; a vice in character.          {Cold ulcer} (Med.), an ulcer on a finger or toe, due to             deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the             extremities are cold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcer \Ul"cer\, v. t.       To ulcerate. [R.] --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Weak conjugation} (Gram.), the conjugation of weak verbs; --             called also {new, [or] regular, conjugation}, and             distinguished from the old, or irregular, conjugation.          {Weak declension} (Anglo-Saxon Gram.), the declension of weak             nouns; also, one of the declensions of adjectives.          {Weak side}, the side or aspect of a person's character or             disposition by which he is most easily affected or             influenced; weakness; infirmity.          {Weak sore} [or] {ulcer} (Med.), a sore covered with pale,             flabby, sluggish granulations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcer \Ul"cer\, n. [F. ulc[8a]re, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin       to Gr. [?].]       1. (Med.) 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. Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open             sore; a vice in character.          {Cold ulcer} (Med.), an ulcer on a finger or toe, due to             deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the             extremities are cold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcer \Ul"cer\, v. t.       To ulcerate. [R.] --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcerable \Ul"cer*a*ble\, a.       Capable of ulcerating.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcerate \Ul"cer*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ulcerated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Ulcerating}.] [L. ulceratus, p. p. of ulcerare, fr.       ulcus ulcer.]       To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcerate \Ul"cer*ate\, v. t.       To affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers. --Harvey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. {Sorer}; superl. {Sorest}.] [OE. sor,       sar, AS. s[be]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s[?]r, G. sehr       very, Icel. s[be]rr, Sw. s[86]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf.       {Sorry}.]       1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure;             inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a             sore hand.          2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed;             very susceptible of irritation.                         Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious,                      and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.                                                                               --Tillotson.          3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore             evil or calamity. --Shak.          4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Sore throat} (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils;             pharyngitis. See {Cynanche}.          {Malignant}, {Ulcerated} [or] {Putrid}, {sore throat}. See             {Angina}, and under {Putrid}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcerate \Ul"cer*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ulcerated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Ulcerating}.] [L. ulceratus, p. p. of ulcerare, fr.       ulcus ulcer.]       To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcerated \Ul"cer*a`ted\, a.       Affected with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers; as, an       ulcerated sore throat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcerate \Ul"cer*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ulcerated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Ulcerating}.] [L. ulceratus, p. p. of ulcerare, fr.       ulcus ulcer.]       To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulceration \Ul`cer*a"tion\, n. [L. ulceratio: cf. F.       ulc[82]ration.] (Med.)       The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the       state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcerative \Ul"cer*a*tive\, a.       Of or pertaining to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcered \Ul"cered\, a.       Ulcerous; ulcerated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcerous \Ul"cer*ous\, a. [L. ulcerous: cf. F. ulc[82]reux.]       1. Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging             purulent or other matter. --R. Browning.          2. Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated.                         It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.                                                                               --Shak.             -- {Ul"cer*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ul"cer*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcerous \Ul"cer*ous\, a. [L. ulcerous: cf. F. ulc[82]reux.]       1. Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging             purulent or other matter. --R. Browning.          2. Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated.                         It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.                                                                               --Shak.             -- {Ul"cer*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ul"cer*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ulcerous \Ul"cer*ous\, a. [L. ulcerous: cf. F. ulc[82]reux.]       1. Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging             purulent or other matter. --R. Browning.          2. Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated.                         It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.                                                                               --Shak.             -- {Ul"cer*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ul"cer*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Furze \Furze\, n. [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.)       A thorny evergreen shrub ({Ulex Europ[91]us}), with beautiful       yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of       Great Britain; -- called also {gorse}, and {whin}. The dwarf       furze is {Ulex nanus}.