Medical Dictionary
chancroid
noun chan·croid \ˈshaŋ-ˌkrȯid\
Medical Definition of CHANCROID
: a venereal disease caused by a hemophilic bacterium of the genus Haemophilus (H. ducreyi) and characterized by chancres that differ from those of syphilis in lacking firm indurated margins—called also soft chancre; see ducrey's bacillus
—chan·croi·dal \shaŋ-ˈkrȯid-əl\ adjective
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