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

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.

Derived terms

• ulceration
• ulcerative
• ulcerative colitis
• ulcerative gingivitis

Translations

to cause an ulcer

• Finnish: haavauttaa
• German: ulzerieren
• Italian: ulcerare
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 궤양화시키다 (gweyanghwa-sikida)
• Portuguese: ulcerar (pt)
• Spanish: ulcerar (es)

to become ulcerous

• Finnish: haavautua
• German: vereitern (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 궤양화되다 (gweyanghwa-doeda)
• Vietnamese: loét (vi)

Anagrams

• celature

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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