Disease or Syndrome
leg ulcer
leg ul·cer
Subclass of:
Skin Ulcer
Definitions related to leg ulcer:
  • Ulceration of the skin and underlying structures of the lower extremity. About 90% of the cases are due to venous insufficiency (VARICOSE ULCER), 5% to arterial disease, and the remaining 5% to other causes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (lower extremity ulcer) A circumscribed, inflammatory, and often suppurating lesion that causes necrosis of tissue on the skin of the limb comprising the hip, thigh, leg and foot.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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