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Synonyms for ulcerate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhl-suh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌl səˌreɪt

Top 10 synonyms for ulcerate
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Définition of ulcerate

  • As in fester : verb intensify; become inflamed
Example sentences :
  • Should the wound not readily heal, but ulcerate, it may be bathed with alum-water.
  • Extract from : « Sheep, Swine, and Poultry » by Robert Jennings
  • In scurvy the mouth and gums inflame and ulcerate, the latter becoming swollen, spongy, and of a bluish-red color.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • Like other foreign bodies, a gall-stone may ulcerate through the intestine, producing fatal peritonitis.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • And thus, when suffering does not ulcerate the heart and make it savage, it is the most softening of all influences.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus » by G. A. Chadwick
  • The eyes may remain open for such long periods of time that the conjunctiva and sclera may become quite dry and ulcerate.
  • Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch
  • As the disease progresses the nodules tend to break down and ulcerate, leaving open sores.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4 » by Various
  • These are very prone to become inflamed and to ulcerate during the course of typhoid fever.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Physiology » by Albert F. Blaisdell
  • The pupil is usually dilated, the cornea becomes opaque and may ulcerate, and there is photophobia and sometimes diplopia.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. » by Alexander Miles
  • It forms an indolent swelling, which tends to break down slowly and to ulcerate.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. » by Alexander Miles
  • Gummata grow more rapidly, are usually painful to the touch, are not freely movable, and tend to break down and ulcerate.
  • Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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