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1. A wound, ulcer, or any open skin lesion. 2. Painful; aching; tender. [A.S. sar]

- bed s. bedsore.

- canker sores SYN: aphtha (2).

- cold s. colloquialism for herpes simplex.

- Delhi s. SYN: Oriental s..

- desert s. any of a variety of chronic nonspecific cutaneous ulcers, most commonly on the shins, knees, hands, and forearms, and probably a variant of ecthyma, that occur in tropical and desert areas. SYN: veldt s..

- hard s. SYN: chancre.

- Lahore s. SYN: Oriental s..

- Natal s. lesion of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

- Oriental s. See cutaneous leishmaniasis. SYN: Delhi s., Lahore s..

- pressure s. SYN: decubitus ulcer.

- soft s. SYN: chancroid.

- tropical s. SYN: tropical ulcer (1). See cutaneous leishmaniasis.

- veldt s. SYN: desert s..

- venereal s. SYN: chancroid.

sore 'sō(ə)r, 'sȯ(ə)r adj, sor·er; sor·est causing, characterized by, or affected with pain: PAINFUL <\sore muscles> <a \sore wound>

sore·ly adv

sore·ness n

sore n a localized sore spot on the body esp one (as an ulcer) with the tissues ruptured or abraded and usu. with infection

a lay term for any ulcer or other open wound of the skin or mucous membranes, which may be caused by injury or infection. See also bedsore, soft sore.