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Ulceration  n.  (Med.) The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.






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"Ulceration" Quotes from Famous Books



... the larynx, which scarcely gives you rest, sirs; Full hard pulse, salt taste, and tongue very white, sirs; And blood brought up in coughing, of colour very bright, sirs. It depends on causes three—the first's exhalation; The next a ruptured artery—the third, ulceration. In treatment we may bleed, keep the patient cool and quiet, Acid drinks, digitalis, and attend to a mild diet. Sing hey, sing ho, we do not grieve When this formidable illness ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, November 13, 1841 • Various

... feet from the east wall, were the right half of a skull and of a lower jaw; a few small, scattered pieces of skull were found near them. The teeth were much worn, some of them were decayed, and two had the roots swollen and distorted by ulceration. South of the skull were fragments of feet and leg bones, probably belonging with it. This interment was of much later ...
— Archeological Investigations - Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 • Gerard Fowke

... inwards over the articular surfaces (Fig. 122), shutting off the supra-patellar pouch and fixing the knee-cap to the femur, and diminishing the area of the articular surfaces. The ingrowth of synovial membrane may fill up the cavity of the joint, or may divide it up into compartments. Ulceration of the cartilage and caries of the articular surfaces ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles

... shock pass, and continues until the slough separates, this usually taking from seven to fourteen days. Considerable fever is present, and the tendency to every kind of complication is very great. Bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, meningitis, intestinal catarrh, and even ulceration of the duodenum, have all been recorded. Hence both nursing and medical attendance must be very close during this time. It is probable that these complications are all the result of septic infection and absorption, and since ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 - "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" • Various



Words linked to "Ulceration" :   biological process, canker sore, lesion, organic process, canker, peptic ulceration, noli-me-tangere, peptic ulcer



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