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Definition of ulcerate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ulcerate

verb

NAmE//ˈʌlsəˌreɪt//

[intransitive, transitive, usually passive] ulcerate (something) (medical)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ulcerate

he / she / it ulcerates

past simple ulcerated

-ing form ulcerating

to become, or make something become, covered with ulcers

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ulceration

NAmE//ˌʌlsəˈreɪʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable]See ulcerate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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