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1. (n.) chancre
the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < MF < L cancrum,cancer)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) chancre
a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
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1. (noun) chancre
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
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. chancre
The primary sore of syphilis, a painless indurated, eroded papule, occurring at the site of entry of the infection.
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