Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils;
pharyngitis. See Cynanche. -- Malignant, Ulcerated or Putrid, sore
throat. See Angina, and under Putrid.
Sore (?), n. [OE. sor, sar, AS. sr. See Sore, a.] 1. A place in an
animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to
be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or
a boil.
The dogs came and licked his sores.
Luke xvi. 21.