ulcerate

English

Adjective

ulcerate (comparative more ulcerate, superlative most ulcerate)

1. (palynology, of a pollen grain) Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.

Derived terms

• monoulcerate

Verb

ulcerate (third-person singular simple present ulcerates, present participle ulcerating, simple past and past participle ulcerated)

1. (medicine, transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop.

   The surface was ulcerated by trauma.

2. (medicine, intransitive) To become ulcerous.

   The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.

Translations

to cause an ulcer

German: ulzerieren (de) Korean: 궤양화시키다 (ko) (gweyanghwa-sikida)

Spanish: ulcerar (es)

to become ulcerous

German: vereitern (de)

Korean: 궤양화되다 (ko) (gweyanghwa-doeda)

Derived terms

• ulceration
• ulcerative
• ulcerative colitis
• ulcerative gingivitis

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Italian

Verb

ulcerate

1. second-person plural present indicative of ulcerare
2. second-person plural imperative of ulcerare
3. Feminine plural of ulcerato

Anagrams

• curatele