Diseases

Ulcer

A lesion on the surface of the skin or a mucous surface, produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A lesion on the surface of the skin or a mucous surface, produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue.

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1 entry terms
  • Ulcers

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with organ/dis precoord (IM) but note specific precoord ulcer terms; RODENT ULCER see Basal Cell Carcinoma is available; stress ulcer: index under PEPTIC ULCER or specific (IM) + STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL or STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL (IM)

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  1. C23.550.891w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ulcer. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014456. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014456
  2. Ulcer. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulcer
  3. Ulcer. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3567921