Soft chancre

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 chancre}. [1913 Webster]

{Soft chancre}. A chancroid. See {Chancroid}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • soft chancre — noun Date: 1859 chancroid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • soft chancre — Pathol. chancroid. [1855 60] * * * …   Universalium

  • soft chancre — noun : chancroid …   Useful english dictionary

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