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ULCERATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Affect with an ulcer

Example:

Her stomach was ulcerated

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "ulcerate" is one way to...):

affect (act physically on; have an effect upon)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

ulcer (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)

ulcerative (of or relating to or characterized by ulceration)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Undergo ulceration

Example:

Her stomach ulcerated

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "ulcerate" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

ulcer (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)

ulceration (the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated)

ulcerative (of or relating to or characterized by ulceration)

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 Context examples: 

Breslow thickness is measured from the granular layer of the epidermis, or the ulcer base (if ulcerated), to the deepest tumor cells.

(Breslow thickness, NCI Thesaurus)

Grossly, advanced cervical adenocarcinoma may present as an exophytic mass, an ulcerated lesion, or diffuse cervical enlargement.

(Cervical adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

If the tumor is ulcerated (the skin is broken), it is measured from the base of the ulcer to the deepest tumor cells.

(Breslow depth, NCI Dictionary)

It is characterized by the development of necrotic, ulcerated, and painful lesions with creation of pseudomembranes extending along the gingival margins.

(Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis, NCI Thesaurus)

It presents with erythematous macules and papules, and nodules which may eventually ulcerate.

(Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, NCI Thesaurus)

An endemic disease that is characterized by the development of single or multiple localized lesions on exposed areas of skin that typically ulcerate.

(Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Grossly, polypoid, ulcerated, plaque-like and occult lesions have been described.

(Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)