ulcerate
English
Adjective
ulcerate (comparative more ulcerate, superlative most ulcerate)
- (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)
- (medicine, transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop.
- The surface was ulcerated by trauma.
- (medicine, intransitive) To become ulcerous.
- The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.
Derived terms
- ulceration
- ulcerative
- ulcerative colitis
- ulcerative gingivitis
Translations
to cause an ulcer
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to become ulcerous
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Anagrams
- celature
Italian
Verb
ulcerate
- second-person plural present indicative of ulcerare
- second-person plural imperative of ulcerare
- feminine plural of ulcerato
Anagrams
- curatele