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chancroid

[ shang-kroid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

chancroid

/ ˈʃæŋkrɔɪd /

a soft venereal ulcer, esp of the male genitals, caused by infection with the bacillus Haemophilus ducreyi

First recorded in 1860–65; chancre + -oid

How does chancroid compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

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.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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