obliterans
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin oblitterare (“to hide writing”), from ob (“out”) + littera (“letter”).
Adjective
[edit]obliterans (not comparable)
- Producing obstruction due to inflammation and fibrosis.
- Dr Adam explained that the phimosis was caused by balanitis xerotica obliterans
- 1940, 1. IRVING S. WRIGHT, M.D., THE TREATMENT OF ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS, Ninety-First Annual Session of the American Medical Association, New York, page Title
- THE TREATMENT OF ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS
Related terms
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Present participle of obliterō.
Participle
[edit]obliterāns (genitive obliterantis); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension
[edit]Third-declension participle.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | obliterāns | obliterantēs | obliterantia | ||
Genitive | obliterantis | obliterantium | |||
Dative | obliterantī | obliterantibus | |||
Accusative | obliterantem | obliterāns | obliterantēs obliterantīs |
obliterantia | |
Ablative | obliterante obliterantī1 |
obliterantibus | |||
Vocative | obliterāns | obliterantēs | obliterantia |
1When used purely as an adjective.