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ulceration

/ˌʌlsəˈɹeɪʃən/

ulceration noun: the development of an ulcer.

Noun

ulceration (countable and uncountable, plural ulcerations)

  1. The development of an ulcer.
    • Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias, varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication.2008, Mary E. Klingensmith, The Washington Manual of Surgery, page 327
  2. An ulcerous condition.

ulceration meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

ulceration in Tamil

புண் ஆதல்

ulceration in Urdu

ناسور زدگی, قرحت

ulceration in Bengali

আলসার, ক্ষতের বিকাশ, ক্ষতযুক্ত অবস্থা

Examples of ulceration in a sentence

  • The symptoms of conjunctivochalasis range from dry eye, epiphora, and irritation, to localized pain, foreign body sensation, subconjunctival hemorrhage, and ulceration.
  • (B) Tertiary stage: Esthiomene characterized by elephantiasis and chronic ulceration of vulva.
  • There may be ulceration and notching (ptilosis) of the lid margin (Figure 1.3).

All 13 example sentences with ulceration

Forms of ulceration

pluralulcerations

Origin of ulceration

From ulcer + -ation.

Words formed from ulceration

Questions about ulceration

What does ulceration mean?
Ulceration means the development of an ulcer.
What is ulceration in Tamil?
Ulceration in Tamil is புண் ஆதல். See Ulceration meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ulceration?
Ulceration is a noun.
How do you pronounce ulceration?
Ulceration is pronounced /ˌʌlsəˈɹeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of ulceration?
The plural of ulceration is ulcerations.

Words near ulceration in the dictionary

  1. ulcerated
  2. ulcerates
  3. ulcerating
  4. ulcerating granuloma of the pudendum
  5. ulcerating sclerosing granuloma
  6. ulceration
  7. ulcerations
  8. ulcerative
  9. ulcerative colitides
  10. ulcerative colitis
  11. ulcerative gingivitis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ulceration (page history and authors); ulceration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ulceration (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ulceration (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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