ulceration

See also: ulcération

English

Etymology

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.

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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)
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