Main Entry: chan·croid

Pronunciation: \ˈshaŋ-ˌkrȯid\

Function: noun

: 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\ adjective