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Ulcer

Medical Definition:	A lesion on the surface of the skin or a mucous surface, produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue.
Guide Notes:	coord IM with organ/dis precoord (IM) but note specific precoord ulcer terms; RODENT ULCER see CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL is available; stress ulcer: index under PEPTIC ULCER or specific (IM) + STRESS or STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL (IM)

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