ulcer

Pathology

• an injury to the surface of the skin or to a mucous surface, resulting in superficial loss of tissue, usually with inflammation
• a wound with superficial loss of tissue from trauma is not primarily an ulcer, but may become ulcerated if infection occurs

More general terms

• sign/symptom
• injury

More specific terms

• corneal ulcer (ulcerative keratitis)
• cutaneous ulcer
• flask-shaped colonic ulcer
• gastrointestinal ulcer
• genital ulcer
• Hunner's ulcer
• mucosal ulcer
• penetrating aortic atherosclerotic ulcer
• ulcerative lesion arising from the transformation zone of the cervix