chancrous

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chan·cre

 (shăng′kər)
n.
1. A dull red, hard, insensitive lesion that is the first manifestation of syphilis.
2. An ulcer located at the initial point of entry of a pathogen.
[French, from Old French, from Latin cancer, tumor, crab; see kar- in Indo-European roots.]
chan′crous (-krəs) adj.
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Adj.1.chancrous - of or having chancres
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