ulceration

2 definitions found

ulceration - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ulceration \Ul`cer*a"tion\, n. [L. ulceratio: cf. F.
     ulc['e]ration.] (Med.)
     The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the
     state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.
     [1913 Webster]

ulceration - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ulceration
      n 1: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion
           on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in
           necrosis of tissue [syn: ulcer, ulceration]
      2: the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming
         ulcerated