Ul"cer (?), n. [F. ulcère, L.
ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin to Gr. &?;.] 1.
(Med.) 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. To ulcerate. [R.]
Fuller.
Ul"cer (?), n. [F. ulcère, L.
ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin to Gr. &?;.] 1.
(Med.) 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. To ulcerate. [R.]
Fuller.
