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ulceration

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ul·cer·a·tion  (ls-rshn)
n.
1. Development of an ulcer.
2. An ulcer or an ulcerous condition.

ulceration [ˌʌlsəˈreɪʃən]
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) the development or formation of an ulcer
2. (Medicine / Pathology) an ulcer or an ulcerous condition
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Noun1.ulceration - a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissueulceration - a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
lesion - any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
aphthous ulcer - a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract
bedsore, decubitus ulcer, pressure sore - a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
chancroid - infectious venereal ulcer
peptic ulcer, peptic ulceration - an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract
canker sore, canker - an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
noli-me-tangere - a cancerous ulcer of soft tissue and bone
noma - acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children
2.ulceration - the process of ulcer formationulceration - the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
Translations
ulceration [ˌʌlsəˈreɪʃən] Nulceración f
ulceration
n (= process)Geschwürbildung f; (of wound)Vereiterung f; (= state)Geschwüre pl, → Vereiterung f


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But as the stumps of harpoons are frequently found in the dead bodies of captured whales, with the flesh perfectly healed around them, and no prominence of any kind to denote their place; therefore, there must needs have been some other unknown reason in the present case fully to account for the ulceration alluded to.
 
 
 
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