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canker vs ulceration

ulceration vs canker

canker and ulceration both are nouns.

canker is a verb but ulceration is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
canker Yes No Yes No
ulceration Yes No No No
As nouns, ulceration is a hypernym of canker; that is, ulceration is a word with a broader meaning than canker:
  • canker: an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
  • ulceration: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
Other hypernyms of canker include ulcer.
canker (noun) ulceration (noun)
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
canker (verb) ulceration (verb)
infect with a canker
become infected with a canker
Difference between canker and ulceration

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