CANKER SORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does canker sore mean? 

• CANKER SORE (noun)
  The noun CANKER SORE has 1 sense:

1. an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)

  Familiarity information: CANKER SORE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANKER SORE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

canker; canker sore

Hypernyms ("canker sore" is a kind of...):

ulcer; ulceration (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)

 Context examples 

Canker sores are small, round sores on the inside of the cheek, under the tongue, or in the back of the throat.

(Canker Sores, NIH)

Avoiding hot, spicy food while you have a canker sore also helps.

(Canker Sores, NIH)

Canker sores aren't contagious.

(Canker Sores, NIH)