an infectious venereal ulcer, usually on or about the genitals, caused by a bacterium (Hemophilus ducreyi); soft chancre
Origin of chancroid
chancr(e) + -oidchancroid
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chancroid
noun
A soft, venereal, highly infectious ulcer of the genital region, caused by the bacterium Hemophilus ducreyi. Also called soft chancre .
Origin of chancroid
French chancroïde from chancre chancre ; see chancre .Related Forms:
- chan·croi′dal
adjective
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chancroid - Medical Definition
n.
A soft, venereal, highly infectious ulcer of the genital region, caused by the bacterium Hemophilus ducreyi. Also called soft chancre
Related Forms:
- chan·croi′dal (-kroid′l)
adj.
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