ulceration – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
ulceration
n.
process of becoming an open sore or corrupting influence; process of causing an open sore or creating a corrupt condition
Ulcer
An
ulcer is a discontinuity or break in a bodily membrane that impedes the organ of which that membrane is a part from continuing its normal functions. Common forms of ulcers recognized in medicine include:
- Ulcer (dermatology), a discontinuity of the skin or a break in the skin.
- Corneal ulcer, an inflammatory or infective condition of the cornea
- Mouth ulcer, an open sore inside the mouth.
- Aphthous ulcer, a specific type of oral ulcer also known as a canker sore
- Peptic ulcer, a discontinuity of the gastrointestinal mucosa (stomach ulcer)
- Venous ulcer, a wound thought to occur due to improper functioning of valves in the veins
- Stress ulcer, located anywhere within the stomach and proximal duodenum
- Ulcerative sarcoidosis, a cutaneous condition affecting people with sarcoidosis
- Ulcerative lichen planus, a rare variant of lichen planus
- Ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
- Ulcerative disposition, a disorder or discomfort that causes severe abdominal distress, often associated with chronic gastritis
ulceration
Noun
1. a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
(synonym) ulcer
(hypernym) lesion
(hyponym) aphthous ulcer
2. the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(derivation) ulcerate
ulcération
nf.
ulceration, process of becoming an open sore or corrupting influence; process of causing an open sore or creating a corrupt condition
Ulceration
(n.)
The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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