cold sore
noun/ˈkoʊld ˌsɔɹ/US
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.
- inherited from *seh₂iro-✻
- inherited from *sairaz✻
- inherited from *sair✻
- inherited from sār
- inherited from sor
Definitions
A small bump (namely a vesicle) on the lips resulting from infection by herpes simplex…
A small bump (namely a vesicle) on the lips resulting from infection by herpes simplex viruses (mostly HHV1 but also HHV2).
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for cold sore. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA