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chancroid

American  
[shang-kroid] / ˈʃæŋ krɔɪd /

noun

Pathology.

  1. an infectious venereal ulcer with a soft base.

chancroid British  
/ ˈʃæŋkrɔɪd /

noun

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

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adjective

  1. relating to or resembling a chancroid or chancre

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Other Word Forms

  • chancroidal adjective

Etymology

Origin of chancroid

First recorded in 1860–65; chancre + -oid

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A systematic review of 26 studies found that circumcised men are at a lower risk of syphilis or chancroid.

From New York Times • May 9, 2016

The chancroid plant causes a very nasty sore, the chancroid, which often destroys much flesh and causes buboes.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)

When the chancroid is healed and the bubo becomes a scar the disease is cured.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)

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