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

• chancrous adjective

Etymology

Origin of chancre

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

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• chancre vs. chancroid

Example Sentences

Here are ladies' noses eaten away at by chancres, or gentlemen's foreheads and cheeks covered with warty excrescences.

From The Guardian

It was from the nostrils in 82 cases, from the uterus in 1 case, from the stomach in 4 cases, and from the cicatrix of a chancre in 1 case.

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The period of primary incubation, or the time from infection to the appearance of the chancre.

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No chancre shall be made in the ceremonies, which, derived from the Word of God, have come down to us from the Holy Fathers and our worthy ancestors.

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Soft chancre is the least dangerous and the least common of the three diseases.

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