ulcerative
[uhl-suh-rey-tiv, -ser-uh-tiv]
- causing ulceration.
- of the nature of or characterized by ulceration.
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Origin of ulcerative
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Contemporary Examples of ulcerative
My 16-year-old daughter was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.
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Historical Examples of ulcerative
His description of ulcerative cancer of the breast is very striking.
Old-Time Makers of MedicineJames J. Walsh
The ulcerative process is very often extensive and loathsome.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4)W. Grant Hague
They constitute the sites of predilection for ulcerative processes of the gut.
Scurvy Past and PresentAlfred Fabian Hess
Ulcerative pharyngitis is a low form of inflammation present in sore throat, probably dependent upon septicmia.
In addition to swollen and hypertrophied follicles there may be some evidence of ulcerative destruction of these follicles.
ulcerative
- of, relating to, or characterized by ulcerationulcerative colitis
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