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ul⋅cer⋅ate

  [uhl-suh-reyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
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–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

Related forms:
ul⋅cer⋅a⋅tion, noun
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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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ul·cer·ate
Pronunciation: '&l-s&-"rAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
Function:intransitive verb
: to become affected with or as if with an ulcer ulcerate transitive senses
: to affect with or as if with an ulcer ulcerated stomach>

Main Entry: ul·cer·ation
Pronunciation: "&l-s&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the process of becoming ulcerated : the state ofbeing ulcerated
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ulcerate ul·cer·ate (ŭl'sə-rāt')
v. ul·cer·at·ed, ul·cer·at·ing, ul·cer·ates
To develop an ulcer; become ulcerous.

ul'cer·a'tive (-sə-rā'tĭv, -sər-ə-tĭv) adj.

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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