ulcerous (adj.)

early 15c., from Latin ulcerosus "full of sores," from stem of ulcus (see ulcer).

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c. 1400, from Old French ulcere, from Vulgar Latin *ulcerem, from Latin ulcus (genitive ulceris) "ulcer, a sore," figuratively "painful subject," from PIE *elk-es- "wound" (source also of Greek elkos "a wound, sore, ulcer," Sanskrit Related: arsah "hemorrhoids").

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Definitions of ulcerous from WordNet

ulcerous (adj.)

having an ulcer or canker;

Synonyms: cankerous / ulcerated

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