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a) A sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia.b) A sore characteristic of this infection.
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Chancroid — Classification and external resources Photomicrograph of H. ducreyi ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
Chancroid — Chan croid, n. [Chancre + oil.] (Med.) A venereal sore, resembling a chancre in its seat and some external characters, but differing from it in being the starting point of a purely local process and never of a systemic disease; called also {soft… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chancroid — [shaŋ′kroid΄] n. [ CHANCR(E) + OID] an infectious venereal ulcer, usually on or about the genitals, caused by a bacterium (Hemophilus ducreyi); soft chancre … English World dictionary
chancroid — (shang kroid) A sexually transmitted disease caused by the gram negative bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi. Worldwide, chancroid is an important cofactor in the transmission of the AIDS virus. Also known as genital ulcer disease due to the painful… … Dictionary of microbiology
chancroid — An infectious, painful, ragged venereal ulcer at the site of infection by Haemophilus ducreyi, beginning after an incubation period of 3–7 days; seen more commonly in men; Gram negative streptobacilli may be identified by staining material from… … Medical dictionary
chancroid ulcer — chancroid … Medical dictionary
chancroid — /ˈʃæŋkrɔɪd/ (say shangkroyd) Pathology –noun 1. a soft, non syphilitic venereal sore. 2. the causative organism, Haemophilus ducreyi. –adjective 3. of, relating to, or resembling a chancroid or chancre …
chancroid — noun Date: 1861 a venereal disease caused by a bacterium (Hemophilus ducreyi) and characterized by chancres unlike those of syphilis in lacking firm indurated margins called also soft chancre • chancroidal adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
chancroid — chancroidal, adj. /shang kroyd/, n. Pathol. an infectious venereal ulcer with a soft base. Also called simple chancre, soft chancre. [1860 65; CHANCRE + OID] * * * ▪ pathology acute, localized, chiefly sexually transmitted disease, usually… … Universalium
chancroid — n. type of ulcer or sore … English contemporary dictionary
