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Ulcerate

verb
(past & past part. ulcerated; pres. part. ulcerating)
1.
Undergo ulceration.
2.
Affect with an ulcer.






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"Ulcerate" Quotes from Famous Books



... tricklings consume and ulcerate me. Ordinary inconveniences are never light; they are continual and inseparable, especially when they spring from the members of a family, continual and inseparable. When I consider my affairs at distance and in gross, I find, because perhaps my memory is none of the best, that they have ...
— The Essays of Montaigne, Complete • Michel de Montaigne

... usually to attend to his avocation, and has severe headache, skin rashes, loss of hair, inflammation of the eyes, or other varied symptoms. The tertiary stage may be early or delayed, and its effects are serious. Masses of cells of low vitality, known as "gummata," with a tendency to break down or ulcerate, may form in almost any part of the body, and the damage that occurs is considerable indeed. Various diseases result which the lay mind would not associate with syphilis, but it would be difficult to overestimate the resultant diseases that may occur ...
— Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) • Committee Of The Board Of Health

... in the sebaceous or sweat glands are sometimes multiple, of a purplish colour, and the skin covering them is thin and glistening. They show a tendency to ulcerate and fungate, giving rise to a foetid discharge, and may be mistaken for epithelioma; they are also liable to become the seat of epithelioma. They are treated ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles



Words linked to "Ulcerate" :   ulceration, affect, change, ulcerative, ulcer



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