CANKER SORE


Meaning of CANKER SORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

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