CHANCRE


Meaning of CHANCRE in English

/ ˈʃæŋkə(r); NAmE / noun

( medical ) a sore area on the body, which is not painful, especially one on the outer sex organs, caused by disease

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from French , from Latin cancer creeping ulcer.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.