chancroid
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noun \ˈshaŋ-ˌkrȯid\Definition of CHANCROID
: 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-dəl\ adjective
First Known Use of CHANCROID
1861
Rhymes with CHANCROID
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chan·croid
noun \ˈshaŋ-ˌkrȯid\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CHANCROID
: a venereal disease caused by a hemophilic bacterium of the genus Haemophilus (H. ducreyi) and characterized by chancres that differ from those of syphilis in lacking firm indurated margins—called also soft chancre; see ducrey's bacillus
—chan·croi·dal \shaŋ-ˈkrȯid-əl\ (audio pronunciation) adjective
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