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ulcerative

ulcerative

4 7.3
Causing open sores on the skin or inside the body
  • adjective
  • /ˈʌlsərətɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ulcerativo
  • The medication helped reduce the severity of her ulcerative condition and improved her quality of life.
  • ulcerative colitis
  • ulcerative skin disease

It also works for ulcerative colitis to the same extent as the latest drugs, and it's being tried in a number of other conditions.

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Examples

  • Various dermatological conditions have been reported in association with ulcerative colitis.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Another patient was diagnosed with concomitant ulcerative colitis.

    Academic text (2002)

  • So yeah, I have ulcerative colitis.

  • So what happened in this case is they said, well, maybe there are different groups of ulcerative colitis patients.

  • There might be lots of different reasons why you might need one of these, but in mine and Hank's case, we both have ulcerative colitis.

  • Lesley: I am 24 years old and have been living with ulcerative colitis since I was 18.

    Blog text (20)

  • Thereafter, the patient noticed increased activity of the rash with each exacerbation of her ulcerative colitis.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Following treatment with systemic steroids for ulcerative colitis, the rash subsided partially.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Many patients with ulcerative colitis experience abdominal pain and frequent diarrhea.

  • Doctors often recommend dietary changes to manage symptoms of ulcerative colitis.

Synonyms

ulcerous
vsulcerative
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Having a sore on the skin or inside the body that does not heal

is more general, describing relation to sore formation rather than just presence
cankerous
vsulcerative
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Having sores like ulcers that damage tissue

is the broader adjectival term used for sore related conditions
ulcerated
vsulcerative
  • Specialized
7.9

The skin or inside of the body has open sores

describes relation or characteristic rather than the actual developed sore

Antonyms

healthy
695 1.0

In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury

Compounds

ulcerative colitis
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A long-term illness that makes the colon and rectum swollen and sore, causing belly pain and severe diarrhea

How Severe

necrotic
  • Specialized
8 8.2
ulcerative
  • Specialized
4 7.3
inflamed
6 4.3
normal
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

ulcerative positive

Morphology

ulcerative = ulcerate (transparent) = ulcer + ive

Formed by standard adjectival derivation from the verb 'ulcerate' (ulcer → ulcerate → ulcerative); the final orthographic change is regular and the medical meaning is preserved.

Etymology

The word ulcerative comes from the Latin word ulcus, which means 'sore', and is the same root as the English word ulcer. So ulcerative describes something that causes or has sores, like diseases that make open wounds in the body.