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chan·croid | \ ˈshaŋ-ˌkrȯid 
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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 \ adjective
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chancroid
nounchan·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 \ adjective
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The first known use of chancroid was in 1858
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