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ulcerate.

Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin ulcerātus.

verb
  1. To cause an ulcer to develop.

    transitive
    The surface was ulcerated by trauma.
  2. To become ulcerous.

    intransitive
    The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos Proto-Italic *elkos Old Latin *olcos Latin ulcus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin ulcerōbor. English ulcerate Borrowed from Latin ulcerō.

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