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ULCERATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

ulcer; ulceration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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)

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 Context examples: 

The majority of patients present with signs and symptoms of locally advanced disease including mucosal ulceration, pain, difficulty with speaking, chewing, and swallowing, bleeding, weight loss, and neck swelling.

(Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare condition characterized by skin inflammation, blister formation, swelling and ulcerations in the extremities.

(Chilblains, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(MNSI - Left Foot Ulceration, NCI Thesaurus)

It is caused by Burkholderia mallei and characterized by ulceration of the respiratory mucosa and an eruption of nodules on the skin.

(Glanders, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The most common cause of esophageal perforation is injury during a medical procedure such as esophagoscopy or placement of a naso-gastric tube; and pathologic process such as neoplasm or gastric reflux with ulceration.

(Esophageal Perforation, NCI Thesaurus)

The clinical course follows a progression of malabsorption leading to nutritional deficiencies, small bowel ulceration/perforation, lymphoma and infection.

(Collagenous Sprue, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromium trioxide primarily affects the nose, throat and lungs causing ulcerations, shortness of breath, bronchitis, pneumonia and asthma-like allergy but can also affect the gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys and immune system.

(Chromium Trioxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Calcium chromate primarily affects the nose, throat and lungs causing ulcerations, shortness of breath, bronchitis, pneumonia and asthma-like allergy but can also affect the gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys and immune system.

(Calcium Chromate, NCI Thesaurus)

Intestinal tissue destruction causes severe dysentery and ulcerations in amoebic colitis.

(Amoebiasis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

C. macginleyi is commensal to the ocular conjunctiva, but is also an opportunistic pathogen that causes conjunctivitis, corneal ulcerations, keratitis, endophthalmitis, septicemia and catheter related infections.

(Corynebacterium macginleyi, NCI Thesaurus)