Ulcerative

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Composed of, or causing ulcers
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characterized by ulceration wordnet

Synonyms

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ulceratingulceratoryulceratory

Example

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"Inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are extremely painful and can lead to colorectal cancer."

Etymology

From ulcerate + -ive.

Related phrases

acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitisacute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitisacute ulcerative gingivitisepizootic ulcerative syndromeulcerative colitisulcerative gingivitis

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