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Ulcer

 

Ulcers are healing wounds that develop on the skin, mucous membranes, or eye. Although they have many causes, they are marked by:



The word ulcer is first attested from ca. 1400 CE, deriving from Old French ulcere, which came from Latin ulcus "ulcer", ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European base *elk-es- "wound".