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chancroid

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chan·croid  (shngkroid)
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·croidal (-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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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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This year, Weiss and her colleagues found that uncircumcised men are also more likely to acquire syphilis and chancroid, a genital lesion.
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Other infectious diseases such as syphilis, chancroid, tuberculosis, and leprosy also began to subside in Europe and the United States during this time.
Trachoma decline and widespread use of antimicrobial drugs by Lietman, Thomas M. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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