cold ulcer

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cold ulcer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ulcer \Ul"cer\, n. [F. ulc[`e]re, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin
     to Gr. ?.]
     1. (Med.) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts
        of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a
        surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the
        body, and originating generally in a constitutional
        disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from
        an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the
        depth of the tissues.
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     2. Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open
        sore; a vice in character.
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     Cold ulcer (Med.), an ulcer on a finger or toe, due to
        deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the
        extremities are cold.
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