chan·croid (sh ng kroid )n. A soft, highly infectious, nonsyphilitic venereal ulcer of the genital region, caused by the bacillus Hemophilus ducreyi. Also called soft chancre. [French chancroïde, from chancre, chancre; see chancre.] chan·croi dal (-kroidl) adj. |
chancroid [ˈʃæŋkrɔɪd]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a soft venereal ulcer, esp of the male genitals, caused by infection with the bacillus Haemophilus ducreyi
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) relating to or resembling a chancroid or chancre
chancroidal adj
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| Noun | 1. | chancroid - infectious venereal ulcer ulcer, ulceration - a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue |
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