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ulceration - 5 dictionary results

ul⋅cer⋅ate

[uhl-suh-reyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -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.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L ulcerātus (ptp. of ulcerāre to make sore), equiv. to ulcer- (see ulcer ) + -ātus -ate 1


ul⋅cer⋅a⋅tion, noun
ul·cer·a·tion   (ŭl'sə-rā'shən)   
n.  
  1. Development of an ulcer.
  2. An ulcer or an ulcerous condition.

Ulceration

Ul`cer*a"tion\, n. [L. ulceratio: cf. F. ulc['e]ration.] (Med.) The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.

Main Entry: ul·cer·ation
Pronunciation: "&l-s&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the process of becoming ulcerated : the state ofbeing ulcerated

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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