ulcerate

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Adjective

ulcerate

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

Verb

ulcerate (ulcerates, present participle ulcerating; 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

• German: ulzerieren
• Italian: ulcerare
• Portuguese: ulcerar
• Spanish: ulcerar

Translations

• German: vereitern

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