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  • 121poll evil — noun : an inflammation identical with fistulous withers except in being located on the poll of a horse * * * /pohl/, Vet. Pathol. an acute swelling on the top of the head of a horse originating in an inflamed bursa that underlies the great neck… …

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  • 122ulcered — ˈəlsə(r)d adjective Etymology: ulcer (I) + ed : ulcerous, ulcerated …

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  • 123ulcero- — combining form Etymology: Latin ulcer , ulcus 1. : ulcer ulcerogenic 2. : ulcerous and ulceroglandular …

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  • 124carcino- — combining form see carcin * * * a combining form meaning cancer, used in the formation of compound words: carcinogen. [ < Gk, comb. form repr. karkínos crab, ulcerous sore; cf. CANCER] …

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  • 125helcoid — /helˈkoid/ adjective Ulcerous ORIGIN: Gr helkos an ulcer …

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  • 126vom|i|ca — «VOM uh kuh», noun. Medicine. 1. an ulcerous cavity or abscess, usually in the lungs. 2. the pus in such a cavity or abscess. ╂[< Latvomica boil, ulcer < vomere to eject, vomit] …

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  • 127vomicose — vomiˈcose, a. Path. [f. vomica 2 a.] Abounding in ulcerous cavities …

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