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(1):

(n.) Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

(2):

(v. t.) To ulcerate.

(3):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ulcer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​u/ulcer.html. 1828.
 
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