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chancroid

[ shang-kroid ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. an infectious venereal ulcer with a soft base.


chancroid

/ ˈʃæŋɔɪ /

noun

  1. a soft venereal ulcer, esp of the male genitals, caused by infection with the bacillus Haemophilus ducreyi
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. relating to or resembling a chancroid or chancre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 󲹲ˈǾ岹, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 󲹲·Ǿd adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chancroid1

First recorded in 1860–65; chancre + -oid
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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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