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ulcerate /ˈʌlsəreɪt /verb [no object]Develop into or become affected by an ulcer: a small vesicle which ulcerates and spreads (as adjective ulcerated) the smell of his ulcerated leg...- The nodules and the papule on the affected finger began to ulcerate and produce a purulent discharge.
- The vesicles rupture, and a painless, ulcerated, black eschar develops.
- The papule becomes pustular and ulcerates, producing an ulcer crater with colorless exudate.
Derivatives ulceration /ʌlsəˈreɪʃ(ə)n / noun ...- 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.
- Apart from necrobiosis lipoidica, diabetes is not a primary cause of ulceration but often leads to ulceration through neuropathy or ischaemia, or both.
- In fact, we owe much of what we know about managing neuropathic foot ulcerations related to diabetes to Dr Brand's pioneering work.
ulcerative /ˈʌlsərətɪv/ adjective ...- Important clinical and biological differences exist between the adenoma carcinoma sequence and ulcerative colitis associated neoplasia.
- Other risk factors include asthma, cirrhosis, diabetes, and ulcerative colitis.
- 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. |