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Ulcerate

To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.

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Affect 76% connected

To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Ulcer 74% connected

A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surface…

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Ulcer 74% connected

A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surface…

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Ulceration 74% connected

The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.

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Ulceration 74% connected

The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.

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Ulcerative 74% connected

Of or pertaining to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process.

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Ulcerative 74% connected

Of or pertaining to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process.

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