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ulcerate

[ uhl-suh-reyt ]
/ ˈʌl səˌreɪt /
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verb (used without object), ul·cer·at·ed, ul·cer·at·ing.

to form an ulcer; become ulcerous: His skin ulcerated after exposure to radioactive material.

verb (used with object), ul·cer·at·ed, ul·cer·at·ing.

to cause an ulcer on or in: Continued worry ulcerated his stomach.

RELATED WORDS

abscess, lesion, sore, infection, discharge, pus, maturation, suppuration, purulence, fester, boil, canker, pustule

Nearby words

  1. ulanova, galina,
  2. ulbricht,
  3. ulbricht, walter,
  4. ulcc,
  5. ulcer,
  6. ulcerated,
  7. ulceration,
  8. ulcerative,
  9. ulcerative colitis,
  10. ulcerative stomatitis

Origin of ulcerate

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ulcerātus (past participle of ulcerāre to make sore), equivalent to ulcer- (see ulcer) + -ātus -ate1
Related formsul·cer·a·tion, nounun·ul·cer·at·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for ulceration

ulceration

/ (ˌʌlsəˈreɪʃən) /

noun

the development or formation of an ulcer
an ulcer or an ulcerous condition

ulcerate

/ (ˈʌlsəˌreɪt) /

verb

to make or become ulcerous
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Word Origin and History for ulceration

ulceration

n.

c.1400, from Latin ulcerationem (nominative ulceratio), noun of action from ulcerare, from ulcer (see ulcer).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for ulceration

ulceration

[ ŭl′sə-rā′shən ]

n.

Development of an ulcer.
An ulcer or an ulcerous condition.

ulcerate

[ ŭl′sə-rāt′ ]

v.

To develop an ulcer; become ulcerous.
Related formsul′cer•a′tive (-sə-rā′tĭv, -sər-ə-tĭv) adj.
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