| ulcerated | Having undergone ulceration. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ulcerating granuloma of pudenda | <disease, microbiology> A rare sexually transmitted disease that is caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis. This infection is more common in the tropical and subtropical areas such as India, Guyana and new Guinea. There are approximately 100 cases reported annually in the United States. Men are affected more often than women. It is thought to be most commonly acquired through anal intercourse. Symptoms include a small red nodule on the genitalia that may form elevated masses of reddened tissue (granulation tissue). The lesions gradual spread and destroy genital tissue. Diagnosis is via tissue biopsy or culture. Treatment includes antibiotics. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ulceration | 1. <pathology> The formation or development of an ulcer. 2. An ulcer. Origin: L. Ulceratio (18 Nov 1997) |
| ulcerative | Relating to, causing, or marked by an ulcer or ulcers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulcerative colitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the colon and rectum: cause unclear, although there are often antibodies to colonic epithelium and E. Coli strain 0119 B14. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ulcerative colitis: extracolonic manifestations | <radiology> Iritis, erythema nodosum, pyoderma gangrenosum, pericholangitis, chronic active hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, fatty liver, spondylitis, peripheral arthritis, coincidental rheumatoid arthritis, thrombotic complications see: ulcerative colitis (12 Dec 1998) |
| ulcerative dermatosis | An infectious disease of sheep characterised by crusted ulcers on the skin of the face, feet, and external genitalia; thought to be caused by the orf virus. Synonym: lip and leg ulceration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulcerative enteritis | An enteritis of quail and chickens caused by the bacterium Clostridium colinum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulcerative lymphangitis | <pathology> A disease of horses and cattle caused by bacteria in the genus Corynebacterium, it causes infection and swelling in the lymph nodes and ulceration of wounds (typically abrasions on the leg) that are the site of entry for the bacteria. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ulcerative pharyngitis | Inflammation of the pharynx marked by ulceration of the mucosa; may have a viral aetiology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulcerative stomatitis | <dermatology> Roundish pearl-coloured specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc, terminating in white sloughs, better known as thrush and the specks are called aphthae. Synonym: thrush, candidiasis. Origin: Sing. Of Aphthae. L, fr. Gr. (mostly in pl, Hipp) an eruption, thrush, fr. To set on fire, inflame. (25 Jun 1999) |
| ulcerogenic | <pharmacology> Causing ulceration, leading to the production of ulcers. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce (18 Nov 1997) |
| ulceroglandular | Denoting a local ulceration at a site of infection followed by regional or generalised lymphadenopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulceromembranous | Relating to or characterised by ulceration and the formation of a false membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulceromembranous gingivitis | An acute or recurrent gingivitis of young and middle-aged adults characterised clinically by gingival erythema and pain, fetid odour, and necrosis and sloughing of interdental papillae and marginal gingiva which gives rise to a gray pseudomembrane; fever, regional lymphadenopathy, and other systemic manifestations also may be present. A fusiform bacillus and Treponema vincentii can be isolated from the gingival tissues in large numbers and are felt to play a significant but poorly defined role in the pathogenesis. Synonym: fusospirochetal gingivitis, trench mouth, ulceromembranous gingivitis, Vincent's disease, Vincent's infection. (05 Mar 2000) |