ulcer

n. சீழ்ப்புண், இழிபண்பு, பேரழிவு பரப்புங்கூறு, ஒழுக்கம் பெரிதுகெடுக்குஞ் செய்தி, (வினை.) சீழ்ப்புண்படுத்து, சீழ்ப்புண்ணாக்கு.

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Ul"cer, n. Etym: [F. ulcère, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin to Gr. 1. (Med.) Defn: 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. Ul"cer, v. t. Defn: To ulcerate. [R.] Fuller.

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