cold sore

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Synonyms: cold store, gold sore, cold fire, cold work, cold short, cold sores, cold one, cold pole, cold site, wood sore

Antonyms: cold store, gold sore, cold fire, cold work, cold short, cold sores, cold one, cold pole, cold site, wood sore

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|pathology}} A small [[bump]] (namely a [[vesicle]]) on the lips resulting from [[infection]] by [[herpes simplex]] viruses (mostly [[HHV1]] but also [[HHV2]]).

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