ULCERATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ulcerated mean? 

• ULCERATED (adjective)
  The adjective ULCERATED has 1 sense:

1. having an ulcer or canker

  Familiarity information: ULCERATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ULCERATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having an ulcer or canker

Synonyms:

cankerous; ulcerated; ulcerous

Similar:

unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)

 Context examples 

An ulcerated lesion in the esophageal wall.

(Esophageal Ulcer, NCI Thesaurus)

An ulcerated lesion in the mucosal surface of the stomach.

(Gastric Ulcer, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding indicating the presence of a focal ulcerated lesion that is associated with hemorrhage.

(Localized Hemorrhagic and Ulcerated Lesion, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the development of necrotic, ulcerated, and painful lesions with creation of pseudomembranes extending along the gingival margins.

(Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Breslow thickness is measured from the granular layer of the epidermis, or the ulcer base (if ulcerated), to the deepest tumor cells.

(Breslow thickness, NCI Thesaurus)

Grossly, advanced cervical adenocarcinoma may present as an exophytic mass, an ulcerated lesion, or diffuse cervical enlargement.

(Cervical adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually presents as a painful ulcerated or nodular lesion.

(Anterior Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The tumor presents as a single cutaneous nodule which is often ulcerated.

(Atypical Fibroxanthoma, NCI Thesaurus)

If the tumor is ulcerated (the skin is broken), it is measured from the base of the ulcer to the deepest tumor cells.

(Breslow depth, NCI Dictionary)

The blisters may become large and ulcerated, resulting in skin infections and loss of body fluids.

(Epidermolysis bullosa, NCI Thesaurus)