Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Ulcerated; covered with ulcers: Describes skin or tissue that is broken down, eroded, and has developed open sores, often due to infection, poor circulation, or disease.
   • Festering; suppurating: Refers to a state where wounds or sores are producing pus and are in a deteriorating condition.

2. Verb (state):

   • To become ulcerated; to fester: The process of developing ulcers or open, infected sores.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Vết thương đã bị lở loét và nhiễm trùng nặng. (The wound had become ulcerated and was severely infected.)
  • Bệnh nhân nằm lâu ngày dễ bị lở loét ở vùng lưng. (Patients who lie down for long periods are prone to get ulcerated sores on their back.)
• Verb (state):
  • Vùng da đó đang lở loét dần vì bệnh ngoài da. (That skin area is gradually becoming ulcerated due to a skin disease.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in medical and clinical contexts to describe serious conditions like lở loét dạ dày (gastric ulcers) or loét tỳ đè (pressure ulcers/bedsores).
  • Tình trạng lở loét dạ dày của ông ấy cần được theo dõi chặt chẽ. (His gastric ulceration condition needs close monitoring.)

Variants and Related Words

• Loét (v/n): To ulcerate; an ulcer. A more general term for an ulcer.
  • Vết loét trong miệng rất đau. (The mouth ulcer is very painful.)
• Lở (v): To have skin lesions; to peel or erode (often used for milder or initial skin breakdown).
  • Da tay bị lở vì tiếp xúc hóa chất. (The skin on his hands is eroded from chemical contact.)

Synonyms

• Ulcerated: Affected with an ulcer or ulcers.
• Festering: Becoming septic; forming pus.
• Suppurating: Producing or discharging pus.

Related Idioms

• Lở loét như tổ đỉa: (Lit: ulcerated like a toad's nest) An idiom describing something that is severely and repulsively ulcerated or corrupted.
  • Cánh tay vết thương lở loét như tổ đỉa. (The wounded arm was ulcerated like a toad's nest.)
• Lòng dạ lở loét: (Lit: an ulcerated heart/mind) Used metaphorically to describe a morally corrupt or malicious character.
  • Hắn ta có lòng dạ lở loét, toàn nghĩ cách hại người. (He has an ulcerated heart, always thinking of ways to harm others.)