Meaning

1 senses
  1. An ulcer in the mouth, called an aphthous ulcer, caused by a break in the mucous membrane.

More definitions
  • an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)

Examples

1 sentences
  1. I bit the inside of my lip and got a canker sore.

    deIch habe innen auf meine Lippe gebissen und ein schlimmes Geschwür davon bekommen. — Esperantostern

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Forms

plural: canker sores
Singularcanker sore
Pluralcanker sores

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth):canker

See also

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