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soft chancre

noun

, Pathology.

soft chancre

noun

  1. pathol a venereal ulcer caused by an infection with the bacillus Haemophilus ducrey that is not syphilitic Also calledchancroid

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Word History and Origins

Origin of soft chancre1

First recorded in 1855–60

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Example Sentences

My next, a Jewess, gave me more than I asked for, in the shape of a soft chancre.

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

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