canker
nouns
a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
is derived from
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"
verbs
become infected with a canker
is a type of (narrower)
get sick
"She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
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