sores
Wounds that sting
Sores is the plural of sore—open wounds, ulcers, or painful spots on the body: The patient had sores on her legs that wouldn't heal.
Cold sores appear around the mouth.
Bedsores develop from prolonged pressure on skin.
Figuratively, sores can be persistent problems or grievances: old sores that never quite healed.
Erosive tissue wound
- blisterFluid-filled skin swelling
- lesionArea of pathological change
- cankerUlcerous sore or blight
- bedsorePressure-induced skin ulcer
pressure ulcer · fever blister · boil · carbuncle · abscess · chancre · pustule · open wound
Infected tissue fluid
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- festeringBecoming infected, decaying
- septicInfected with bacteria
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
inflamed · weeping · oozing · spreading · redness · warmth · fever · antibiotics
Resistance between touching surfaces
- pressureForce upon contact
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- chafingIrritation from friction
- rubbingApplying pressure while moving
trauma · burn · infection · diabetes · circulation · immobility · moisture · heat
Beat with intensity
burn · sensitive · wince · smarting · irritation · discomfort · chafing · inflamed
Forming protective crust
- crustingForming a hard exterior
- granulationMaking into small grains
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- weepingShedding tears audibly
oozing · drying · closing · mending · recovery · regeneration · tissue · repair
Continuing despite difficulty
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
- nonhealingFailing to recover
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
ongoing · relapsing · unhealed · protracted · resistant · refractory · intractable · lingering
ulcer
Erosive tissue wound
bedsore · pressure ulcer · fever blister · boil · carbuncle · abscess · chancre · pustule · open wound · abrasion
pus
Infected tissue fluid
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- festeringBecoming infected, decaying
- septicInfected with bacteria
swollen · inflamed · weeping · oozing · spreading · redness · warmth · fever · antibiotics · drainage
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
- pressureForce upon contact
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- chafingIrritation from friction
rubbing · trauma · burn · infection · diabetes · circulation · immobility · moisture · heat · allergic
throb
Beat with intensity
sting · burn · sensitive · wince · smarting · irritation · discomfort · chafing · inflamed · angry
scabbing
Forming protective crust
- crustingForming a hard exterior
- granulationMaking into small grains
- scarringPermanent mark formation
weeping · oozing · drying · closing · mending · recovery · regeneration · tissue · repair · remission
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
- nonhealingFailing to recover
- stubbornRefusing to change course
long-lasting · ongoing · relapsing · unhealed · protracted · resistant · refractory · intractable · lingering · perpetual
- hurtsaches, burns, cuts, wounds, injures
- skin problemswrinkles, eczema, acne, lesions, blackheads
- Biblical Afflictionsleprosy, blindness, boils, plagues, pestilence
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- skin irritationredness, chafing, stinging, irritation, rash
- herpes symptomsblisters, itching, lesions, outbreak, rash
soresclear skin
Blemish-free facial surface
smooth skin · wholeness · soundness · scars
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
- sore loserOne who pouts after defeat
- cold soreViral lip lesion
- sight for sore eyesPleasing arrival after absence
- sore pointTender emotional topic
- sore muscles
sore, soreness, sorely, sorer, sorest, sorehead, soreheads, soreheaded