canker sore
1canker sore — canker ,sore noun count AMERICAN a small sore inside the mouth …
2canker sore — noun an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) • Syn: ↑canker • Derivationally related forms: ↑cankerous (for: ↑canker), ↑canker (for: ↑canker) …
3Canker 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… …
4canker 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… …
5canker sore — noun Date: circa 1596 a painful shallow ulcer of the mouth that has a grayish white base surrounded by a reddish inflamed area and is of uncertain cause but is not due to the virus causing herpes simplex compare cold sore …
6canker sore — noun An ulcer in the mouth, called an aphthous ulcer, caused by a break in the mucous membrane …
7canker sore — small ulcer located in the mouth …
8canker — [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… …
9sore — 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,… …
10canker — 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,… …
