Disease or Syndrome
skin ulcer
skin ul·cer [ skin uhl-ser ]
Subclass of:
Dermatologic disorders
Definitions related to skin ulcer:
  • A circumscribed and often suppurating skin crater which usually includes loss of skin integrity of the superficial skin or the mucous membranes.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A discontinuity of the skin exhibiting complete loss of the epidermis and often portions of the dermis and even subcutaneous fat.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • An ULCER of the skin and underlying tissues.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Lesion on the surface of the skin produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (skin ulceration) A disorder characterized by a circumscribed, erosive lesion on the skin.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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