ulcerate
to cause an ulcer on or in: Continued worry ulcerated his stomach.
Origin of ulcerate
1Other words from ulcerate
- ul·cer·a·tion, noun
- un·ul·cer·at·ed, adjective
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How to use ulcerate in a sentence
At one point they even told her she was delusional, despite her diffuse ulcerating lesions.
The entire plant is very mucilaginous and the bruised fresh leaves are applied like poultices to cancers and ulcerating tumors.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraIndeed, the same gland may sometimes be found ulcerating at one side while cicatrization is going on at the other.
Occasionally, the joints assume a tumefied appearance, generally ulcerating, and causing painful wounds.
Cattle and Their Diseases | Robert JenningsAn ulcerating tumor of the nose or throat may cause the breath to have an offensive odor.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse | United States Department of Agriculture
They would naturally be most readily detached from soft, fungoid, and ulcerating cancerous growths.
British Dictionary definitions for ulcerate
/ (ˈʌlsəˌreɪt) /
to make or become ulcerous
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