Definitions for ulcerates

ulcerates ul·cer·ate

Spelling: [uhl-suh-reyt]
IPA: /ˈʌl səˌreɪt/

Ulcerates is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 702 anagrams from letters in ulcerates (aceelrstu).

Definitions for ulcerates

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause an ulcer on or in:

verb (used without object)

  1. to form an ulcer; become ulcerous:

Origin of ulcerates

1375-1425; late Middle English Latin ulcerātus (past participle of ulcerāre to make sore), equivalent to ulcer- (see ulcer) + -ātus Examples for ulcerates

These are very prone to become inflamed and to ulcerate during the course of typhoid fever.

In scurvy the mouth and gums inflame and ulcerate, the latter becoming swollen, spongy, and of a bluish-red color.

Like other foreign bodies, a gall-stone may ulcerate through the intestine, producing fatal peritonitis.

As the disease progresses the nodules tend to break down and ulcerate, leaving open sores.

It forms an indolent swelling, which tends to break down slowly and to ulcerate.

The eyes may remain open for such long periods of time that the conjunctiva and sclera may become quite dry and ulcerate.

The pupil is usually dilated, the cornea becomes opaque and may ulcerate, and there is photophobia and sometimes diplopia.

And thus, when suffering does not ulcerate the heart and make it savage, it is the most softening of all influences.

Gummata grow more rapidly, are usually painful to the touch, are not freely movable, and tend to break down and ulcerate.

Should the wound not readily heal, but ulcerate, it may be bathed with alum-water.

Word Value for ulcerates
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10

Words with friends

13

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