chan|cre

chan|cre
chan|cre «SHANG kuhr», noun.
an ulcer or sore with a hard base, especially the first lesion of syphilis.
[< French chancre < Latin cancer, cancrī crab. See etym. of doublets cancer (Cf.cancer), canker. (Cf.canker)]

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  • hard chancre — Chancre Chan cre, n. [F. chancere. See {Cancer}.] (Med.) A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; called also {hard chancre}, {indurated chancre}, and {Hunterian… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Soft chancre — Chancre Chan cre, n. [F. chancere. See {Cancer}.] (Med.) A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; called also {hard chancre}, {indurated chancre}, and {Hunterian… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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