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

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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

ulans
Ulan Bator
ularburong
ulatrophia
ulcer
ulcer
ulcera
ulcerate
ulcerate
ulcerated
ulcerated
ulcerates
ulcerating
ulcerating granuloma of pudenda
ulceration (current term)
ulceration (current term)
ulcerations
ulcerative
ulcerative
ulcerative colitis
ulcerative colitis
ulcerative colitis: extracolonic manifestations
ulcerative dermatosis
ulcerative enteritis
ulcerative lymphangitis
ulcerative pharyngitis
ulcerative stomatitis
ulcered
ulcering
ulcerogenic

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