canker sore
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canker sore — canker ,sore noun count AMERICAN a small sore inside the mouth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
canker sore — noun an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) • Syn: ↑canker • Derivationally related forms: ↑cankerous (for: ↑canker), ↑canker (for: ↑canker) … Useful english dictionary
Canker sore — A small ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth that is often painful and very sensitive. Also known as an aphthous ulcer. Canker sores are one of the most common problems that occur in the mouth. About 20% of the population (1 in 5 people) have… … Medical dictionary
canker sore — Pathol. an ulceration of a mucous membrane, esp. of the mouth. [1905 10] * * * ▪ medical disorder also called aphthous stomatitis, a small, painful ulcer of the oral cavity. Canker sores are round, shallow, white ulcers on the inner… … Universalium
canker sore — noun An ulcer in the mouth, called an aphthous ulcer, caused by a break in the mucous membrane … Wiktionary
canker sore — small ulcer located in the mouth … English contemporary dictionary
canker — [kaŋ′kər] n. [ME < OFr cancre < L cancer: see CANCER] 1. an ulcerlike sore, esp. in the mouth: thought to be an immune reaction: cf. COLD SORE: also canker sore 2. a) a disease of plants that causes local decay of bark and wood b) a… … English World dictionary
sore — Synonyms and related words: abrasion, abscess, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, ache, aching, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, affecting, afflictive, aggrieved, agonizing, ague, algesia, algetic, anemia, angered, angry,… … Moby Thesaurus
canker — Synonyms and related words: abscess, adulterate, alloy, aposteme, bed sore, blain, blast, bleb, blight, blister, boil, break up, bubo, bulla, bunion, cancer, canker sore, carbuncle, chancre, chancroid, cheapen, chilblain, coarsen, cold sore,… … Moby Thesaurus
canker — 1. In cats and dogs, acute inflammation of the external ear and auditory canal. See aphtha. 2. In the horse, a process similar to but more advanced than thrush; the horny frog is generally underrun with a whitish, cheeselike exudate, and the … Medical dictionary
