present participle of ulcerate

Having an ulcer or ulcers.

Capable of ulcerating.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ulcerate

plural of ulceration

Composed of, or causing ulcers

(pathology) An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection. / (pathology) Peptic ulcer.

(medicine, transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop. / (medicine, intransitive) To become ulcerous.

(palynology, of a pollen grain) Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.

The development of an ulcer. / An ulcerous condition.