cold sorenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkəʊld ˌsɔːr/us/ˈkoʊld ˌsɔːr/a painful, red swelling, especially on the lips or nose, that is caused by a virus
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Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- heat rash
- hive
- jaundice
- pitted
- prickle
- pustule
- rash
- scabby
- scar
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
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Examples from literature
- The cold sore had vanished permanently under a régime of health-food, dumb-bells, and icy plunges.
- The combination of a cold sore or a small crack on the lip of the one and a mucous patch inside the lip of the other brings disaster very near.
- They may be mistaken for cold sores or the lesions about the opening of the rectum may be mistaken for hemorrhoids, or piles.