Definition of Ulceration

1. Noun. A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue.


2. Noun. The process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated.
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Derivative terms: Ulcerate

Definition of Ulceration

1. n. The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.

Definition of Ulceration

1. Noun. The development of an ulcer ¹

2. Noun. An ulcerous condition ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ulceration

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Medical Definition of Ulceration

1. 1. The formation or development of an ulcer. 2. An ulcer. Origin: L. Ulceratio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ulceration

ulama
ulamas
ulan
ulans
ularburong
ulatrophia
ulcer
ulcer diet
ulcera
ulcerable
ulcerate
ulcerated
ulcerates
ulcerating
ulceration
ulcerations
ulcerative
ulcerative colitis
ulcerative colitis: extracolonic manifestations
ulcerative enteritis
ulcerative gingivitis
ulcerative lymphangitis
ulcerative pharyngitis
ulcerative stomatitis
ulceratory
ulcered
ulcering
ulcerogenic

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