canker
canker [ KANG-ker ] | |
[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. (n.) ulceration, especially in the mouth and lips 2.(n.) any of various disorders in animals marked by chronic inflammatory changes 3. (n.) a source of corruption or decay 4. (tr.v.) to corrupt; destroy slowly 5. (intr.v.) to become infected with or as if with canker | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The canker had to be removed by surgery. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
One of the region's MEPs has called for EU-funded research into the canker. |
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