Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ulcus

/ˈʌlkəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ul-cus
IPA: /ˈʌlkəs/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rounded, pore-like aperture at either pole of a pollen grain.

noun

Synonym of ulcer.

Example Sentences

"He also likes the vapor-cauterization of Wesseli (100° C.), which does not produce an action at a distance. It also helps for deep scrophulous ulcera."
"By the observations and experiments of numbers of clinicians and investigators it has become certain now that the central brain, particularly the hypothalamus, is of great importance for the origin of erosions and ulcera of the stomach."
"V. E., ♀.born 1920 (File Nr. 27, 26 October to 8 January 1954). Gastrectomy in March 1953 because of multiple ulcera of the stomach."
"More than 80% of all ulcera of the stomach in humans can be found along the lesser curvature (Haftner, 1965; Kommerell & Reiferscheid, 1979) and HCI and pepsin are supposed to be related to the aetiology of the ulcera."

Etymology

From Latin ulcus (“sore”). Doublet of ulcer.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ulcus

Inflected Forms

ulcera (plural)

Derived Forms

ulcerate ulculus

Phrases

ulcus molle

Synonyms

ulcer

Questions

How do you pronounce ulcus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌlkəs/.
What does ulcus mean?: A rounded, pore-like aperture at either pole of a pollen grain.
Where does ulcus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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