ulceration

[uhl-suh-reyt]

ul·cer·ate

[uhl-suh-reyt] verb, ul·cer·at·ed, ul·cer·at·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to form an ulcer; become ulcerous: His skin ulcerated after exposure to radioactive material.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause an ulcer on or in: Continued worry ulcerated his stomach.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ulcerātus (past participle of ulcerāre to make sore), equivalent to ulcer- (see ulcer) + -ātus -ate1

ul·cer·a·tion, noun
un·ul·cer·at·ed, adjective
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ulceration (ˌʌlsəˈreɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the development or formation of an ulcer
2.  an ulcer or an ulcerous condition

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ulceration ul·cer·a·tion (ŭl'sə-rā'shən)
n.

  1. Development of an ulcer.

  2. An ulcer or an ulcerous condition.

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