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| angry |
having inflammation, as a skin sore or rash. [1/3 definitions] |
| bedsore |
a skin sore caused by the prolonged pressure of bedding, as in a long illness. |
| blain |
an inflamed swelling or sore on the skin. |
| boil2 |
a swollen, painful sore that is filled with pus and is caused by a bacterial infection. |
| canker |
an ulcerous sore, esp. inside the mouth. [1/7 definitions] |
| chancre |
a hard ulcer or sore, esp. the first obvious lesion of syphilis. |
| chap1 |
of skin, to become cracked and sore from exposure or cold. [1/3 definitions] |
| common cold |
a common viral respiratory infection, accompanied by nasal congestion, sore throat, coughing, and the like; cold. |
| cough drop |
a small candylike lozenge that is medicated for relieving a cough, sore throat, or the like. |
| embrocate |
to lubricate and rub (the body) with a liniment or lotion, as to relieve sore muscles; apply an embrocation. |
| fester |
an infected sore. [1/5 definitions] |
| fever blister |
a blister on the face or lips often accompanying a cold or fever; cold sore. |
| footsore |
having feet that are sore or tired from walking or marching. |
| gall2 |
to damage or make sore by rubbing or chafing. [3/5 definitions] |
| gastric ulcer |
an open sore in the stomach lining, caused by the corrosive action of gastric juice. |
| heating pad |
a pad containing insulated electric heating elements in a soft fabric covering, used to apply heat, as to a sore muscle. |
| hot spot |
an inflamed, itchy, oozing sore on the skin of an animal, esp. a dog. [1/4 definitions] |
| infectious mononucleosis |
a severe viral disease, usu. occurring in children and adolescents, that causes fever, swelling of the lymph nodes, sore throat, and an increase of white cells with a single nucleus in the bloodstream; glandular fever. |
| lozenge |
a small piece of medicated hard candy, sucked to ease a sore throat or cough. |
| poultice |
a soft, usu. heated mass of moist meal, leaves, or the like that is spread on a cloth and applied to a sore or inflamed area of the body as a therapy. [1/2 definitions] |
| raw |
painfully exposed; inflamed; sore. [1/8 definitions] |
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