ulcerate

English

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

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.

Derived terms

• ulceration
• ulcerative
• ulcerative colitis
• ulcerative gingivitis

Translations

to cause an ulcer

• Finnish: haavauttaa
• German: ulzerieren
• Italian: ulcerare
• Korean: 궤양화시키다 (gweyanghwa-sikida)
• Portuguese: ulcerar (pt)
• Spanish: ulcerar (es)

to become ulcerous

• Finnish: haavautua
• German: vereitern (de)
• Korean: 궤양화되다 (gweyanghwa-doeda)
• Polish: wrzodzieć impf, owrzodzieć pf
• Spanish: ulcerarse (es)
• Vietnamese: loét (vi)

Anagrams

• celature

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

Anagrams

• curatele

Spanish

Verb

ulcerate

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