Definitions for ulceration
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ul•cer•ateˈʌl səˌreɪt(v.)-at•ed, -at•ing.
(v.i.)to form an ulcer; become ulcerous.
Category: Pathology
(v.t.)to cause an ulcer on or in.
Category: Pathology
Origin of ulcerate:
1375–1425; late ME < L
ul`cer•a′tion(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ulcer, ulceration(noun)
a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
ulceration(noun)
the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
Wiktionary
ulceration(Noun)
The development of an ulcer
ulceration(Noun)
An ulcerous condition
Webster Dictionary
Ulceration(noun)
the process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer
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