ulcerating
Developing open wounds
Ulcerating means forming or becoming an ulcer—an open sore that erodes tissue.
The term appears most often in medical contexts describing wounds or lesions that break down rather than heal: an ulcerating tumor, the ulcerating wound required immediate attention.
Figuratively, something ulcerating festers and worsens over time, like an unresolved grievance.
Gradually wearing away
- corrodingDeteriorating through chemical action
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
- festeringBecoming infected, decaying
necrotizing · perforating · sloughing · weeping · discharging · spreading · deepening · worsening
Area of pathological change
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- perforationHole punched through something
gastritis · infection · granulation · fistula · suppuration · gangrene · ischemia · edema
Combustion in progress
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- gnawingPersistent biting action
tender · raw · sensitive · aching · sharp · excruciating · irritated · inflamed
Continuing despite difficulty
- recurrentHappening multiple times
- relapsingReturning to worse state
- ongoingIn progress now
- long-standingExisting for ages
eroding
Gradually wearing away
- corrodingDeteriorating through chemical action
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
festering · necrotizing · perforating · sloughing · weeping · discharging · spreading · deepening · worsening · progressing
lesion
Area of pathological change
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- abscessLocalized pus collection
perforation · gastritis · infection · granulation · fistula · suppuration · gangrene · ischemia · edema · carcinoma
burning
Combustion in progress
gnawing · tender · raw · sensitive · aching · sharp · excruciating · irritated · inflamed · aggravated
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
long-standing · unhealed · refractory · intractable · indolent
ulceratingregenerating
Forming anew after loss
repairing · healing · granulating · restoring · rebuilding
ulceratingremitting
Sending payment owed
resolving · recovering · improving · subsiding · abating
ulceratinghealing
Restoration of health
mending · recovering · granulating · closing · resolving