cold sore
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English
Etymology
Compound of cold + sore, probably for the tendency of the vesicles to recur along with other illness, or possibly during cold weather, though this explanation is less common. Compare synonym fever blister.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊld ˌsɔɹ/
Noun
cold sore (plural cold sores)
- (pathology) A small bump (namely a vesicle) on the lips resulting from infection by herpes simplex viruses (mostly HHV1 but also HHV2).
Synonyms
- (colloquially) fever blister, herpes
- (scientifically) herpes labialis, herpes simplex, herpes simplex 1
Translations
small bump on the lips
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References
- ^ “cold sore, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December, 2012.
