The word "ulcer" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a sore or open wound on the skin or the mucous membrane of the body, such as the stomach or intestine. Example sentence: The patient was diagnosed with a peptic ulcer in the stomach.
His aim was to find the source of cutaneous leishmaniasis, known locally as "chiclero ulcer".
Another man might feel embarrassed that the supporters of his club have come to think of him as an ulcer in its belly.
The drug firm that makes a generic version of a blockbuster ulcer pill is simply cashing in on the expiry of a rival's patents.
"And the answer is different every time".The quarrel between GlaxoSmithKline and the IRS, for instance, revolves around what made Zantac its hugely profitable ulcer drug so valuable.
Stanley McChrystal, then the commander of American forces in Afghanistan, soon fretted that the place had become his "bleeding ulcer".Marines insist things are looking up at last.
A reflection, perhaps, of growing worries about possible corruption investigations should Mr Yeltsin, still out of action with a bleeding ulcer, die?
The wretched Mr Pagones, who has been trying to clear his name for a decade and swallows anti-ulcer pills by the mouthful, has asked for $395m in damages.Defamation is a hard charge to make stick.
A typical generic anti-ulcer drug in India, for instance, can cost a couple of dollars compared to about $14 for the equivalent branded version in Pakistan which, under pressure from America, attempts to enforce patents.With its plans to obtain cheaper medicine, the South African government threatened the pharmaceutical industry by opening up yet another big market to generic manufacturers.
After years of litigation, Glaxo Wellcome looks certain to lose patent protection in America for Zantac, its anti-ulcer pill, on July 26th.
Lipitor, an anti-cholesterol drug sold by Pfizer that has been on the market since January 1997, already has annual sales approaching $6 billion, making it about the same size as the largest anti-ulcer medications, traditionally the biggest sellers.
The top sellers are antibiotics, birth control pills, anti-depressants and anti-ulcer medicines.
