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Definition of Chancre
1. Noun. A small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis).
Group relationships: Lues, Lues Venerea, Pox, Syph, Syphilis, Deer Fly Fever, Rabbit Fever, Tularaemia, Tularemia, Yatobyo
Generic synonyms: Sore
Derivative terms: Chancrous
Generic synonyms: Sore
Derivative terms: Chancrous
Definition of Chancre
1. n. 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.
Definition of Chancre
1. Noun. skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases like syphilis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chancre
1. a hard-based sore [n -S]
Medical Definition of Chancre
1. The primary skin lesion of syphilis which begins at the site of infection after an interval of 10-30 days as a papule or red ulcerated skin lesion. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chancre
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