Found 2 items, similar to cold sore.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cold sore
cold sore
n : caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) [syn:
oral herpes
,
herpes labialis,
fever blister]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cold sore
Cold
\Cold\, n.
1. The relative absence of heat or warmth.
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2. The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness
or chillness.
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When she saw her lord prepared to part,
A deadly cold ran shivering to her heart. --Dryden.
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3. (Med.) A morbid state of the animal system produced by
exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh.
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Cold sore (Med.), a vesicular eruption appearing about the
mouth as the result of a cold, or in the course of any
disease attended with fever.
To leave one out in the cold, to overlook or neglect him.
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