Chancre Definition

shăngkər
noun
The primary lesion, sore, or ulcer of any of various diseases, esp. of syphilis.
Webster's New World
An ulcer located at the initial point of entry of a pathogen.
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Other Word Forms of Chancre

Noun

Singular:
chancre
Plural:
chancres

Origin of Chancre

  • Borrowing from French chancre ("cancer"), from Latin cancer, originally meaning “crab”. Cognate to canker.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French from Latin cancer tumor, crab kar- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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