CHANCRE


Meaning of CHANCRE in English

— chancrous , adj.

/shang"keuhr/ , n. Pathol.

the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a more or less distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base.

[ 1595-1605; cancrum, acc. of cancer CANCER ]

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