sore : Idioms & Phrases

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canker sore

  • noun an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
    canker.
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Cold sore

  • noun caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)
    herpes labialis; fever blister; oral herpes.
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  • (Med.), a vesicular eruption appearing about the mouth as the result of a cold, or in the course of any disease attended with fever. causative virus Herpes simplex
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Fever sore

  • a carious ulcer or necrosis. Miner.
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foot-sore

Foot"-sore` adjective
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  1. Having sore or tender feet, as by reason of much walking; as, foot-sore cattle.
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Gold sore

  • . (Med.) See under Gold, n.
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Malignant, Ulcerated ∨ Putrid, sore throat

  • . See Angina, and under Putrid.
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oriental sore

  • noun leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
    oriental sore; Delhi boil; cutaneous leishmaniasis; Old World leishmaniasis; Aleppo boil.
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pressure sore

  • noun a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
    bedsore; decubitus ulcer.
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Putrid sore throat

  • (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the fauces and pharynx.
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saddle sore

  • noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
    gall.
  • noun sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle
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saddle-sore

  • adjective satellite (of a rider) sore after riding a horse
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septic sore throat

  • noun an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus
    throat infection; streptococcus tonsilitis; septic sore throat; strep throat.
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Sore falcon

  • . (Zoöl.) See Sore, n., 1.
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Sore throat

  • noun inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
    pharyngitis; raw throat.
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  • (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche.
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sore-eyed

  • adjective satellite having sore eyes; suffering from pinkeye or conjunctivitis
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streptococcal sore throat

  • noun an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus
    throat infection; streptococcus tonsilitis; septic sore throat; strep throat.
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suppurating sore

  • noun a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
    fester.
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tropical sore

  • noun leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
    oriental sore; Delhi boil; cutaneous leishmaniasis; Old World leishmaniasis; Aleppo boil.
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Weak sore ∨ ulcer

  • (Med.), a sore covered with pale, flabby, sluggish granulations.
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Wood sore

  • . (Zoöl.) See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo.
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