ulcerous.

Marked by ulcers or ulcer-like open sores.

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Words that belong together

• ulcerous tissue
• ulcerous lesions

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The clinician examined the ulcerous tissue without touching the inflamed margin.

Under the harsh light, the mask’s ulcerous patches looked almost alive.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Descriptive adjective; more/most only where comparative degree is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.