how to pronounce ulcer

/ˈʌlsɚ/

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ulcer is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ulcer in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… more going on like an ulcer in the …”

meaning of ulcer

Ulcer is a medical term for a sore or a wound in the skin or mucous membrane caused by a break in the skin.

ulcer frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ulcer occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.