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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Examples from the Web for ulcerative
Contemporary Examples
My 16-year-old daughter was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.
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Historical Examples
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.
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They constitute the sites of predilection for ulcerative processes of the gut.
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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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