chancroid

noun

chan·croid | \ 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

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Recent Examples on the Web Four STDs are monitored nationwide and nationally notifiable to the CDC: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and chancroid. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 8 Oct. 2019 Other groups—mental patients and prisoners—had additionally been exposed to syphilis and chancroid. — Sushma Subramanian, Slate Magazine, 26 Feb. 2017

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chancroid

noun

chan·croid | \ ˈshaŋ-ˌkrȯid

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