"ulceration" in the noun sense
1. ulcer, ulceration
a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
2. ulceration
the process of ulcer formation the process of becoming ulcerated
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