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单词 ulcerate
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Definition of ulcerate in English:

ulcerate

verb ˈʌlsəreɪtˈəlsəˌreɪt
[no object]
  • Develop into or become affected by an ulcer.

    a small vesicle which ulcerates and spreads
    the smell of his ulcerated leg
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The vesicles rupture, and a painless, ulcerated, black eschar develops.
    • Following a two - to eight-week incubation period, papules develop that may ulcerate or evolve into abscesses.
    • The papule becomes pustular and ulcerates, producing an ulcer crater with colorless exudate.
    • The nodules and the papule on the affected finger began to ulcerate and produce a purulent discharge.
    • These pruritic vesicular lesions appear as ‘dew drops on a rose petal,’ which may ulcerate and develop crusting.
    Synonyms
    suppurative, ulcerative, festering, cankerous, cankered

Derivatives

  • ulceration

  • noun ʌlsəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌəlsəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
    • In fact, we owe much of what we know about managing neuropathic foot ulcerations related to diabetes to Dr Brand's pioneering work.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The patient may present with corneal necrosis, dystrophy, ulceration, and abrasion.
      • Gingival ulceration in herpetic stomatitis is common and is associated with mouth ulcers elsewhere and fever
      • Apart from necrobiosis lipoidica, diabetes is not a primary cause of ulceration but often leads to ulceration through neuropathy or ischaemia, or both.
      • Aphthous ulcers that occur in conjunction with symptoms of uveitis, genital ulcerations, conjunctivitis, arthritis, fever or adenopathy should prompt a search for a serious etiology.
  • ulcerative

  • adjective ˈʌlsərətɪvˈəls(ə)rədɪv
    • Important clinical and biological differences exist between the adenoma carcinoma sequence and ulcerative colitis associated neoplasia.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Other risk factors include asthma, cirrhosis, diabetes, and ulcerative colitis.
      • Some autoimmune diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, do not appear to be exacerbated by pegylated interferon.
      • The main symptom of ulcerative colitis is frequent, watery diarrhoea, which may be accompanied by cramping abdominal pain and the passage of blood and/or mucus.
      • IBS does not lead to colon cancer or ulcerative colitis or any other serious diseases.
      • The most common symptoms of both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are diarrhea and abdominal pain.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin ulcerat- 'made ulcerous', from the verb ulcerare.

 
 

Definition of ulcerate in US English:

ulcerate

verbˈəlsəˌrātˈəlsəˌreɪt
[no object]
  • Develop into or become affected by an ulcer.

    a small vesicle which ulcerates and spreads
    the smell of his ulcerated leg
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Following a two - to eight-week incubation period, papules develop that may ulcerate or evolve into abscesses.
    • The nodules and the papule on the affected finger began to ulcerate and produce a purulent discharge.
    • These pruritic vesicular lesions appear as ‘dew drops on a rose petal,’ which may ulcerate and develop crusting.
    • The vesicles rupture, and a painless, ulcerated, black eschar develops.
    • The papule becomes pustular and ulcerates, producing an ulcer crater with colorless exudate.
    Synonyms
    suppurative, ulcerative, festering, cankerous, cankered

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin ulcerat- ‘made ulcerous’, from the verb ulcerare.

 
 
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