canker (redirected from Anthracnosis)

canker, small sore on the inside of the mouth. A canker appears as a shallow, whitish ulcer surrounded by a thin, red area. It is tender, sometimes painful, and may occur singly or as one of a group of sores. Cankers develop on the inner surfaces of the lips or cheeks, on the gums, under the tongue, or on the roof of the mouth. The cause is unknown, but cankers have been associated with friction, injury, allergy, and viral infection. They generally heal by themselves in a few days but can be recurrent.

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canker

1. an ulceration, esp of the lips or lining of the oral cavity

2. Vet science

a. a disease of horses in which the horn of the hoofs becomes soft and spongy

b. an inflammation of the lining of the external ear, esp in dogs and cats, resulting in a discharge and sometimes ulceration

c. ulceration or abscess of the mouth, eyelids, ears, or cloaca of birds

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canker [′kaŋ·kər]

(plant pathology)

An area of necrosis on a woody stem resulting in shrinkage and cracking followed by the formation of callus, ultimately killing the stem.

(veterinary medicine)

A localized chronic inflammation of the ear in cats, dogs, foxes, ferrets, and others caused by the miteOtodectes cynotis.