Associations to the word «Ulceration»

Wiktionary

ULCERATION, noun. The development of an ulcer.
ULCERATION, noun. An ulcerous condition.

Dictionary definition

ULCERATION, noun. A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue.
ULCERATION, noun. The process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats