ulcer

noun/ˈʌlsər/

Frequency rank: #12,722 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a painful sore or open wound on the skin or inside the body, especially in the stomach lining.

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Example sentence

The doctor warned him that stress could make his stomach ulcer much worse.

Synonyms & related words

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