chan·cre (sh ng k r)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 (-krs) adj. |
chancre [ˈʃæŋkə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a small hard nodular growth, which is the first diagnostic sign of acquired syphilis
[from French, from Latin: cancer]
chancrous adj
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| Noun | 1. | chancre - a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis) lues, lues venerea, pox, syph, syphilis - a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) sore - an open skin infection deer fly fever, rabbit fever, tularaemia, tularemia, yatobyo - a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals |
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