Definizione monolingua

ulcerate

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.

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.

Definizione dizionario ulcerate

Altri significati:

(medicine, intransitive) To become ulcerous.

to become ulcerous

to cause an ulcer

(medicine, transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop.

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