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ulcer
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noun
  1. (pathology) An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
ulcerate
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verb (ulcerat, ing)
  1. (transitive) To develop an ulcer, cause ulceration.
  2. (intransitive) To become ulcerous.
ulcerous
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adjective
  1. Of or relating to an ulcer
  2. Having an ulcer
unhealthy
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adjective (unhealthier, unhealthiest)
  1. characterized by, or conducive to poor health
    The villagers lived in surroundings.
  2. sick or ill
    He was an child.
  3. tending to corrupt
    He liked reading material.
  4. characterized by disturbed mental health
    He had an interest in fire.
unwell
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adjective
  1. Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.
  2. Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.
upset
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noun (wikipedia, upset, upset (unexpected victory))
  1. (uncountable) disturbance, Disturbance or disruption.
My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.
  1. (countable) (sports) An unexpected victory of a competitor that was not favored.
The Nimrods defeated the Blue Devils yesterday in a stunning .
  1. (automobile insurance) An overturn.
"collision and upset": impact with another object or an overturn for whatever reason.
verb (upsets, upsetting, upset, upset)
  1. (transitive) To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
I"m sure the bad news will him, but he needs to know.
  1. (transitive) To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
Introducing a foreign species can the ecological balance.
  1. (transitive) To tip or overturn (something).
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    • : But this argument, which first Anaxagoras and later Eudoxus and certain others used, is very easily ; for it is not difficult to collect many insuperable objections to such a view.
adjective
  1. Of a person, angry, distressed or unhappy.
uraemia
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noun
  1. (pathology) (alternative spelling of, uremia)
uremia
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noun
  1. (pathology) blood poisoning, Blood poisoning resulting from the retention of waste products usually excreted as urine.
urticaria
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noun
  1. (context, diseases) itch, Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions
UTI
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initialism
  1. Urinary Tract Infection
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