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adjective
1.
morally corrupt.
3.
(of plants)
a.
destroyed or having portions destroyed by the feeding of a cankerworm.
b.
having a cankerous part; infected with a canker.
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noun
1.
a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
2.
a disease affecting horses' feet, usually the soles, characterized by a foul-smelling exudate.
3.
a defined area of diseased tissue, especially in woody stems.
4.
something that corrodes, corrupts, destroys, or irritates.
5.
verb (used with object)
6.
to infect with canker.
7.
to corrupt; destroy slowly.
verb (used without object)
8.
to become infected with or as if with canker.
Synonyms
4. blight, cancer, scourge.
4. blight, cancer, scourge.
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canker
O.E. cancer, from L. cancer (see cancer); influenced in M.E. by O.N.Fr. cancre (Mod.Fr. chancre). The word was the common one for "cancer" until c.1700. Canker blossom is recorded from 1580s.
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Medical Dictionary
canker can·ker (kāng'kər)
n.
Ulceration of the mouth and lips.
An acute inflammation or infection of the ear and auditory canal, especially in dogs and cats.
Cancrum.
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