Description

An ulcer (from Latin ulcus) is an open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation andor an infection. Or in other words, it is a macroscopic discontinuity of the normal epithelium (microscopic discontinuity of epithelium is called erosion). Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Ulc (Wikipedia)

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Ulc
Part Display Name
Ulcer
Part Type
System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
Created On
2000-05-03
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Ulcer

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CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=LP7666-3

Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
zh-CNChinese (China)溃疡
Synonyms: 溃烂;压疮;褥疮;压力性溃疡
fr-CAFrench (Canada)Ulcère
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)Ulc
Synonyms: Haavandikaabe
es-ESSpanish (Spain)Úlcera
Synonyms: Úlcera
it-ITItalian (Italy)Ulcera
Synonyms: Ulcera
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)Üls
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Язва
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)abces
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)Ulcère
el-GRGreek (Greece)Έλκος
Synonyms: Έλκος