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Etymology

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Compound of cold +‎ sore, probably for the tendency of the vesicles to recur along with other illness, or possibly during cold weather, though this explanation is less common.[1] Compare synonym fever blister.

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Noun

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cold sore (plural cold sores)

  1. (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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  1. ^ cold sore, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford: Oxford University Press, December, 2012.

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