Ulcer

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Pathology 3 More General Terms 4 References

More Specific Terms

• corneal ulcer (ulcerative keratitis)
• cutaneous ulcer
• gastrointestinal ulcer
• genital ulcer
• Hunner's ulcer
• mucosal ulcer
• peptic ulcer disease (PUD)

Pathology

• an injury to the surface of the skin or to a mucous surface, resulting in superficial loss of tissue, usually with inflammation
• a wound with superficial loss of tissue from trauma is not primarily an ulcer, but may become ulcerated if infection occurs

More General Terms

• sign/symptom
• injury

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995

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