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

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The bruised root is a useful application for chancroids.

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

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