different between ulcerate vs exulcerate

English

Adjective

ulcerate (comparative more ulcerate, superlative most ulcerate)

1. (palynology, of a pollen grain) Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.

Derived terms

• monoulcerate

Verb

ulcerate (third-person singular simple present ulcerates, present participle ulcerating, simple past and past participle ulcerated)

1. (medicine, transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop.

   The surface was ulcerated by trauma.

2. (medicine, intransitive) To become ulcerous.

   The tissue ulcerated shortly after exposure.

Derived terms

• ulceration
• ulcerative
• ulcerative colitis
• ulcerative gingivitis

Translations

Anagrams

• celature

Italian

Verb

ulcerate

1. second-person plural present indicative of ulcerare
2. second-person plural imperative of ulcerare
3. feminine plural of ulcerato

Anagrams

• curatele

English

Etymology

From Latin exulcer?tus, perfect passive participle of exulcer?.

Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /???z?ls???t/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /???z?ls??e?t/

Adjective

exulcerate (comparative more exulcerate, superlative most exulcerate)

1. (obsolete) Very sore; ulcerated.

Verb

exulcerate (third-person singular simple present exulcerates, present participle exulcerating, simple past and past participle exulcerated)

1. To ulcerate.
   • 1661, John Evelyn, Fumifugium

     To exulcerate the lungs.

2. To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     Minds exulcerated in themselves.

Latin

Verb

exulcer?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of exulcer?