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soft chancre

American  

noun

Pathology.

  1. chancroid.

soft chancre British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of soft chancre

First recorded in 1855–60

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