ulcerate
English
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file)
Etymology 1
From Latin ulcerātus.
Adjective
ulcerate (comparative more ulcerate, superlative most ulcerate)
- (palynology, of a pollen grain) Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
Derived terms
- monoulcerate
Etymology 2
Verb
ulcerate (third-person singular simple present ulcerates, present participle ulcerating, simple past and past participle ulcerated)
- (medicine, transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop.
- The surface was ulcerated by trauma.
- (medicine, intransitive) To become ulcerous.
- The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.
Derived terms
Translations
to cause an ulcer
to become ulcerous
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
ulcerate
- inflection of ulcerare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
ulcerate f pl
- feminine plural of ulcerato
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
ulcerate