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• n  a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
• n  the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated

• After a briefly encouraging recovery, Kasperak again began to bleed internally, this time from "stress ulceration.
• Said she: "Unhealthy conditions, such as ulceration or inflammation which might lead to cancer, were found in about 25% of the volunteers.
• Severe bleeding, ulceration, abscesses, hematomas and scarring have been reported.

• ulcer

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• Mölnlycke Health Care AB: A World First: Preventing Skin Reactions During Radiation Therapy
  A study published in the Radiotherapy & Oncology Journal has shown that the use of Mepitel Film® dressings prevents the development of moist desquamation: painful skin ulcerations associated with breast cancer radiation therapy.
  April 16, 2014 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance