chancre

American  

[shang-ker] / ˈʃæŋ kər /

noun

Pathology.

1. the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a more or less distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base.

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chancre British  

/ ˈʃæŋkə /

noun

1. pathol a small hard nodular growth, which is the first diagnostic sign of acquired syphilis

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• chancrous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of chancre

1595–1605; < Middle French ≪ Latin cancrum, accusative of cancer cancer

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