ulcerous


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ul·cer·ous

 (ŭl′sər-əs)
adj.
1. Of the nature of ulcers or an ulcer.
2. Having ulcers or an ulcer.

ul′cer·ous·ly adv.
ul′cer·ous·ness n.
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ulcerous

(ˈʌlsərəs)
adj
1. (Pathology) relating to, characteristic of, or characterized by an ulcer or ulcers
2. being or having a corrupting influence
ˈulcerously adv
ˈulcerousness n
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ul•cer•ous

(ˈʌl sər əs)

adj.
1. of the nature of an ulcer; characterized by the formation of ulcers.
2. affected with an ulcer.
[1570–80; < Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.ulcerous - having an ulcer or cankerulcerous - having an ulcer or canker    
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
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Translations

ulcerous

[ˈʌlsərəs] ADJulceroso
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ulcerous

adjgeschwürig; woundvereitert; (= causing ulcers)geschwürbildend
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ul·cer·ous

a. ulceroso-a, rel. a una úlcera o que la padece.
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He died of a shameful sexually transmitted disease (syphilis) and before he died his body was covered with ulcerous skin eruptions infested by hundreds of insects.
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For the study, published in the scientific Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, the team examined the effect of the treatment in a series of tests on mice with chronic colitis of the type Colitis Ulcerous.
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The appearance of skip lesions made us consider a rare disease called cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis (CMUSE).
An ulcerous infection on her thigh prevented her from working last year, but since January she has been selling beauty products door to door.