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Vinony

ulcerate

verb

  1. make ulcer
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ulcerātusbor. English ulcerate Borrowed from Latin ulcerātus.

  1. Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ulcus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin ulcerōbor. English ulcerate Borrowed from Latin ulcerō.

  1. To cause an ulcer to develop.

    “The surface was ulcerated by trauma.”

  2. To become ulcerous.

    “The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.”