ULCERS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word ulcers. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ULCERS
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| blisters | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) • (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin • (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid verb • get blistered • subject to harsh criticism • cause blisters to form on | ||||||||
| cankers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark • an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) • a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of verb • become infected with a canker • infect with a canker | ||||||||
| lesions | nounn | |||||||
noun • any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part • an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) | ||||||||
| sores | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an open skin infection adjective satellite • hurting • causing misery or pain or distress • roused to anger | ||||||||
| ulceration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue • the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated | ||||||||
