ULCERATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ulceration mean? 

• ULCERATION (noun)
  The noun ULCERATION has 2 senses:

1. a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

2. the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated

  Familiarity information: ULCERATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ULCERATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ulcer; ulceration

Hypernyms ("ulceration" is a kind of...):

lesion (any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ulceration"):

aphthous ulcer (a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract)

bedsore; decubitus ulcer; pressure sore (a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients))

chancroid (infectious venereal ulcer)

peptic ulcer; peptic ulceration (an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract)

canker; canker sore (an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth))

noli-me-tangere (a cancerous ulcer of soft tissue and bone)

noma (acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("ulceration" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Derivation:

ulcerate (undergo ulceration)

 Context examples 

The changes may be mild and associated with chronic inflammation, or severe and associated with ulceration, necrosis, and hemorrhage.

(Ischemic Change, NCI Thesaurus)

Ulceration of the skin and underlying structures of the lower extremity.

(Lower Extremity Ulcer, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Inhibition of hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase can be used as a treatment for esophageal ulceration and inflammation.

(Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of skin lesion that is marked by ulcerations (breaks on the skin or surface of an organ) and necrosis (death of living tissue) and that usually has a bad smell.

(Fungating lesion, NCI Dictionary)

Ulceration of the mucous membrane of the stomach.

(Gastric Ulcer, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

This is a combination of ulceration, hyperplasia and chronic inflammation of the intestinal mucosa.

(Chronic Ulcerative Enteritis of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) Physical assessment; right foot - ulceration.

(MNSI - Right Foot Ulceration, NCI Thesaurus)

SYNOVITIS, THROMBOPHLEBITIS, gastrointestinal ulcerations, RETINAL VASCULITIS, and OPTIC ATROPHY may occur as well.

(Behcet syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Endoscopic examination reveals esophageal mucosal ulcerations and pseudomembranous formations.

(Bacterial Esophagitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include mucosal ulceration, pain, bleeding, weight loss, neck swelling, and difficulty speaking, chewing, and swallowing.

(Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)