cold sore

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊld ˌsɔɹ/

Noun

cold sore (plural cold sores)

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

Catalan: pansa (ca) f
Danish: forkølelsessår n
Dutch: koortslip (nl)
Finnish: yskänrokko (fi)
French: bouton de fièvre (fr) m
German: Lippenherpes m, Fieberbläschen (de) n

Greenlandic: forkølelsessår
Inuktitut: ᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎ (ammaqti)
Kapampangan: agyap, agiap
Norman: feu sauvage m
Russian: просто́й ге́рпес m (prostój gérpes), ге́рпес губ m (gérpes gub)

Anagrams

coloreds, croodles, decolors, rose cold

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