chan|croid

chan|croid
chan|croid «SHANG kroyd», noun.
a sexually transmitted infection characterized by lesions that resemble chancres but have a soft base and are usually spreading and painful; soft chancre. Chancroid is caused by a specific germ and is not related to syphilis.

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  • croid — chan·croid; can·croid; …   English syllables

  • chan — abu·ra·chan; aero·me·chan·ic; aero·me·chan·ics; an·ti·tro·chan·ter; bac·chan·tic; bad·chan; bar·chan; chan; chan·cel; chan·ce·lade; chan·cel·lery; chan·cel·lor; chan·cel·lor·ate; chan·cel·lor·ism; chan·cel·lor·ship; chan·cel·ry; chan·chi·to;… …   English syllables

  • chancroid — chan·croid …   English syllables

  • chancroid — chan•croid [[t]ˈʃæŋ krɔɪd[/t]] n. pat an infectious venereal ulcer with a soft base Also called soft chancre • Etymology: 1860–65 chan•croi′dal, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • chancroid — An infectious, painful, ragged venereal ulcer at the site of infection by Haemophilus ducreyi, beginning after an incubation period of 3–7 days; seen more commonly in men; Gram negative streptobacilli may be identified by staining material from… …   Medical dictionary

  • Chancroid — Chan croid, n. [Chancre + oil.] (Med.) A venereal sore, resembling a chancre in its seat and some external characters, but differing from it in being the starting point of a purely local process and never of a systemic disease; called also {soft… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • soft chancre — Chancroid Chan croid, n. [Chancre + oil.] (Med.) A venereal sore, resembling a chancre in its seat and some external characters, but differing from it in being the starting point of a purely local process and never of a systemic disease; called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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