ulceration
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
Types & categories
- lesion hypernym
- aphthous ulcer hyponym
- bedsore hyponym
- chancroid hyponym
- peptic ulcer hyponym
- canker sore hyponym
- noli-me-tangere hyponym
- noma hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
Related & opposite
- ulcerate derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ulcerate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ulcerate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cankerous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | lesion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aphthous ulcer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bedsore |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chancroid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | peptic ulcer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | canker sore |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | noli-me-tangere |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | noma |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ulcerate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |