chancre
noun
the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a more or less distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base.
chancrous
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a word derived from
chancre.
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But, even allowing the truth of that proposition, in such a case the lesion would be constitutional, not chancrous.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
