ulceration

See also: ulcération

English

Etymology

From ulcer +‎ -ation.

Noun

ulceration (countable and uncountable, plural ulcerations)

1. The development of an ulcer.
   • 2008, Mary E. Klingensmith, The Washington Manual of Surgery, page 327:

     Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias, varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication.

2. An ulcerous condition.

Derived terms

• lupoid form of groin ulceration
• serpiginous ulceration of the groin

 

Translations

development of an ulcer

• Czech: ulcerace f, zvředovatění n
• Finnish: haavautuminen
• French: ulcération (fr) f
• Galician: ulceración (gl) f
• Romanian: ulcerație (ro) f

Anagrams

• uterocalin

Interlingua

Noun

ulceration (plural ulcerationes)

1. ulceration

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ulcerātiō.

Noun

ulceration oblique singular, f (oblique plural ulcerations, nominative singular ulceration, nominative plural ulcerations)

1. ulceration (the formation of an ulcer/ulcers)