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]
- (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)
- (pathology) ulcer (an open sore)
- Synonym: ulceração
- 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) /ˈulseɾa/ [ˈul.se.ɾa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -ulθeɾa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -ulseɾa
- Syllabification: úl‧ce‧ra
Noun
úlcera f (plural úlceras)
- ulcer
- Synonym: llaga
Related terms
- ulceración
- ulcerar(se)
- ulceroso
Further reading
- “úlcera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014