Ulcerate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ulcerate is an adjective meaning (palynology, of a pollen grain) Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
Meaning
(palynology, of a pollen grain) Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
More Meanings
- (medicine, transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop.
- (medicine, intransitive) To become ulcerous.
Example Sentences
The surface was ulcerated by trauma.
The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.
Word Forms
- ulcerates
- ulcerating
- ulcerated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anaporate, aperturate, colporate, anacolpate, colpate, angustimurate.
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