Define the word Ulceration"Ulceration" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Ulceration \Ul`cer*a"tion\, n. [L. ulceratio: cf. F.
ulc['e]ration.] (Med.)
The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the
state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.
[1913 Webster]
"ulceration" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
ulceration
n 1: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on
the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in
necrosis of tissue [syn: ulcer]
2: the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming
ulcerated
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