how to pronounce ulcer

/ˈʌl.səɹ/

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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 british english:

“… the ulcer defense regiment uniform and …”

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 - C1 level of CEFR

the word ulcer occurs in english on average 10 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.