ulcerate.
Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
Meaning & usage
Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin ulcerātus.
To cause an ulcer to develop.
The surface was ulcerated by trauma.
To become ulcerous.
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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