כיב (אולקוס)

Kiv (aolakos)

Translations

Hebrew: כיב (אולקוס)
English: ulcer
Russian: язва
Arabic: قرحة
Pronunciation: Kiv (aolakos)

"ulcer" in Hebrew is כיב (אולקוס) (Kiv (aolakos)). In Russian it is язва, and in Arabic قرحة. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

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