[
US
/ˌəɫsɝˈeɪʃən/
]
[ UK /ˌʌlsəɹˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /ˌʌlsəɹˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
- the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
How To Use ulceration In A Sentence
- More severe inflammation of the mucosa is readily evident as erythema, intramucosal hemorrhage, exudate, or ulceration.
- In fact, we owe much of what we know about managing neuropathic foot ulcerations related to diabetes to Dr Brand's pioneering work.
- Gingival ulceration in herpetic stomatitis is common and is associated with mouth ulcers elsewhere and fever
- She had been married at the age of twenty-two, and since the birth of her last child had suffered much from various uterine troubles, described to me by her medical attendant as 'ulceration, perimetritis, and endometritis.' Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria
- They also may be dome-shaped with a crusty layer or ulceration.
- However, potential complications include: bleeding infection skin blistering, scarring or ulceration nerve damage injury to surrounding structures (skin, nerves or organs) allergic reaction to X-ray dye or sclerosant blood in the urine Sclerotherapy
- What's going on here is that the stasis dermatitis ended up ulcerating on both ankles, a not unusual circumstance (I just found out that my maternal grandfather suffered from the same issue with dermatitis, and he used to end up with ulcerations constantly, so I guess I'm fortunate.) Yes, it's Twitter stuff again
- Examination of the gastrectomy specimen revealed an indurated tumor with central ulceration located in the fundus.
- The plant is used by the folk healers of tropical West Africa to cure fever, skin ulcerations and wounds.
- Toe and cleft ulceration developed de novo in patients treated with four layer compression bandaging for venous ulceration.