Canker
Definition of Canker
Can´ker Pronunciation: kăņ´kẽr | n. | 1. | | | 1. | A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; - called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma. | | 2. | Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy. | | 3. | (Hort.) A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off. | | 4. | (Far.) An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths; - usually resulting from neglected thrush. | | 5. | A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose. | | v. t. | 1. | To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume. | | 2. | To infect or pollute; to corrupt. | | v. i. | 1. | To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral. | | 2. | To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous. |
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