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chancroid
[ shang-kroid ]
noun
Pathology.
- an infectious venereal ulcer with a soft base.
chancroid
/ ˈʃæŋɔɪ /
noun
- a soft venereal ulcer, esp of the male genitals, caused by infection with the bacillus Haemophilus ducreyi
adjective
- relating to or resembling a chancroid or chancre
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Derived Forms
- ˈǾ岹, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ·Ǿd adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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The method is actually said to have helped prevent chancroid.
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The chancroid plant causes a very nasty sore, the chancroid, which often destroys much flesh and causes buboes.
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The bruised root is a useful application for chancroids.
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Dismiss chancroid as a relatively insignificant local affair, seldom a serious problem under a physician's care.
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The return bears out other evidence showing that the chancroid or soft-sore type of infection is rare in this Dominion.
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