- the development or formation of an ulcer
- an ulcer or an ulcerous condition
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ulceration /ˌʌlsəˈreɪʃən/ n
ul•cer•ated /ˈʌlsəˌreɪtɪd/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Pathologyaffected with an ulcer.
ul•cer•ate
(ul′sə rāt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
v.i.
v.t.
ul′cer•a′tion, n.
v.i.
- Pathologyto form an ulcer;
become ulcerous:His skin ulcerated after exposure to radioactive material.
v.t.
- Pathologyto cause an ulcer on or in:Continued worry ulcerated his stomach.
- Latin ulcerātus (past participle of ulcerāre to make sore), equivalent. to ulcer- (see ulcer) + -ātus -ate1
- late Middle English 1375–1425
'ulceration' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
canker
- Crohn's disease
- fistula
- glanders
- NSAID
- ulcerative
- amebic dysentery
- bedsore
- canker sore
- dysentery
- epizootic lymphangitis
- fester
- granuloma inguinale
- noma
- typhoid
- ulcerative colitis
- Vincent's angina
- sprue