Defn: The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.
ULCERATIVE
Ul"cer*a*tive, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process.
ULCERED
Ul"cered, a.
Defn: Ulcerous; ulcerated.
ULCEROUS
Ul"cer*ous, a. Etym: [L. ulcerous: cf. F. ulcéreux.]
1. Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter. R. Browning.
2. Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated.
It will but skin and film the ulcerous place. Shak.
— Ul"cer*ous*ly, adv.
— Ul"cer*ous*ness, n.
ULCUSCLE; ULCUSCULE
Ul"cus*cle, Ul*cus"cule, n. Etym: [L. ulcusculum, dim. of ulcus. See
Ulcer.]
Defn: A little ulcer. [R.]