ulcerate

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Etymology 1

From Latin ulcerātus.

Adjective

ulcerate (comparative more ulcerate, superlative most ulcerate)

  1. (palynology, of a pollen grain) Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
Derived terms
  • monoulcerate

Etymology 2

From Latin ulcerō.

Verb

ulcerate (third-person singular simple present ulcerates, present participle ulcerating, simple past and past participle ulcerated)

  1. (medicine, transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop.
    The surface was ulcerated by trauma.
  2. (medicine, intransitive) To become ulcerous.
    The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.
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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

ulcerate

  1. inflection of ulcerare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

ulcerate f pl

  1. feminine plural of ulcerato

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Spanish

Verb

ulcerate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of ulcerar combined with te