έλκος — meaning in English

English meaning

• sore adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.
• ulcer noun An open, slow-healing sore on the skin or inside the body, often caused by irritation or infection.

Senses

έλκος is used for these senses in English:

• peptic ulcer (pathology) An ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract.
• sore An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.
• ulcer (figurative) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

sore — full definition

1. adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.
2. adj Informal: annoyed, upset, or resentful about something.
3. noun A patch of injured, infected, or inflamed skin.

ulcer — full definition

1. noun An open, slow-healing sore on the skin or inside the body, often caused by irritation or infection.
2. noun Something corrupting or eating away at a person, situation, or organisation, likened to an open sore.

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