SINCE 1828
chancroid
noun
chan·croid
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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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chancroidal
\ shaŋ-ˈkrȯi-dᵊl
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adjective
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adjective
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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 bacillusOther Words from chancroid
chancroidal
\ shaŋ-ˈkrȯid-ᵊl
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adjective
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adjective
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