Chancroid Definition
shăngkroid
noun
An infectious venereal ulcer, usually on or about the genitals, caused by a bacterium (Hemophilus ducreyi); soft chancre.
Webster's New World
A sore characteristic of this infection.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Chancroid
Noun
Singular:
chancroid
Plural:
chancroidsOrigin of Chancroid
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French chancroïde from chancre chancre chancre
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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