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chancroid
[ shang-kroid ]
noun
- an infectious venereal ulcer with a soft base.
chancroid
/ ˈʃæŋkrɔɪd /
noun
- a soft venereal ulcer, esp of the male genitals, caused by infection with the bacillus Haemophilus ducreyi
adjective
- relating to or resembling a chancroid or chancre
Derived Forms
- chanˈcroidal, adjective
Other Words From
- chan·croidal adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of chancroid1
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Example Sentences
Dismiss chancroid as a relatively insignificant local affair, seldom a serious problem under a physician's care.
The chancroid plant causes a very nasty sore, the chancroid, which often destroys much flesh and causes buboes.
The table of Debauge gives 23 cases among 206 females having chancroid in various other situations.
The return bears out other evidence showing that the chancroid or soft-sore type of infection is rare in this Dominion.
When the chancroid is healed and the bubo becomes a scar the disease is cured.
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