canker

As humans, we are nothing if not fascinated by our own bodies, whether that’s picking a scab, prodding a canker sore or popping a pimple.

The blight precipitated an insidious acid in the American chestnut trees, and gnawed grievous cankers into their woody trunks.

Q: A little over a year ago, my wife began to get canker sores, which she hadn’t had since her youth.

“There is a canker that Miss Havisham has allowed, welcomed even, in her heartbreak and desire for revenge.”

Prolonged direct contact with radioactive material can cause skin rashes, hair loss, canker sores, fatigue, and vomiting.