úlcera

See also: ulcera, ulcerá, and ulcéra

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ulcera, plural of ulcus (“sore; ulcer; wound”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈuw.se.ɾɐ/ [ˈuʊ̯.se.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈuw.se.ɾɐ/ [ˈuʊ̯.se.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈuw.se.ɾa/ [ˈuʊ̯.se.ɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈul.sɨ.ɾɐ/ [ˈuɫ.sɨ.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: úl‧ce‧ra

Noun

úlcera f (plural úlceras)

1. (pathology) ulcer (an open sore)

   Synonym: ulceração

2. any wound or injury

   Synonyms: chaga, corte, ferida, ferimento, machucado

Derived terms

• úlcera de Bauru

Related terms

• ulceração
• ulceradamente
• ulcerado
• ulcerador
• ulcerante
• ulcerar
• ulcerativo
• ulcerável
• ulceriforme
• ulceroide
• ulceromembranoso
• ulceroso

 

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ulcera, plural of ulcus (“sore; ulcer; wound”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈulθeɾa/ [ˈul̟.θe.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈulseɾa/ [ˈul.se.ɾa]

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• Rhymes: -ulθeɾa
• Rhymes: -ulseɾa
• Syllabification: úl‧ce‧ra

Noun

úlcera f (plural úlceras)

1. ulcer

   Synonym: llaga

Related terms

• ulceración
• ulcerar
• ulceroso

 

Further reading

• “úlcera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16