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Word entry · 5 letters

ulcer

Best crossword clue

"Painful internal sore"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈʌlsə/Part of speech nounSorted celruStarts with UEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
1U2L3C4E5R

Definitions

  1. a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

Word origin

From Old French ulcere, from Latin ulcus. Doublet of ulcus.

Used in a sentence

  • "Worry never solved any problems. Only gives you ulcers."

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