Main Entry: chan·croid

Pronunciation: \ˈshaŋ-ˌkrȯid\

Function: noun

Date: 1861

: a venereal disease caused by a bacterium (Hemophilus ducreyi) and characterized by chancres unlike those of syphilis in lacking firm indurated margins —called also soft chancre

— chan·croi·dal \shaŋ-ˈkrȯi-d^əl\ adjective