chancre

[ shang-ker ]

/ ˈʃæŋ kər /

noun Pathology.

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

Nearby words

chancellorship, chancellorsville, chancellorsville, battle of, chancer, chancery, chancre, chancriform, chancroid, chancy, chandelier, chandelier earring

Origin of chancre

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

Related forms

chan·crous, adjective

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Examples from the Web for chancre

The secondary manifestations of the disease usually appear before the chancre has healed.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
He was alarmed lest a minute pimple on his chin should develop into a chancre.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
It may be a chancre, and it may be exceedingly serious if not properly diagnosed.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4)|W. Grant Hague
A syphilitic tattooer who wets his needles and his India ink with spit will put a chancre into the skin with the picture.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss

Chancre, shang′kėr, n. an ulcer arising from the direct application of syphilitic poison.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chancre

chancre

/ (ˈʃæŋkə) /

noun

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

Derived Forms

chancrous, adjective

Word Origin for chancre

C16: from French, from Latin: cancer

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Medicine definitions for chancre

chancre

[ shăng′kər ]

n.

The primary lesion of syphilis; a hard, nonsensitive, dull red papule or area of infiltration that begins at the site of infection after an interval of 10 to 30 days.hard chancre hard ulcer

Related forms

chan′crous (-krəs) adj.