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ˈʃæŋ krɔɪdchan·croid
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Princeton's WordNet
chancroidnoun
infectious venereal ulcer
Wiktionary
chancroidnoun
A sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia.
chancroidnoun
A sore characteristic of this infection.
Wikipedia
Chancroid
Chancroid ( SHANG-kroyd) is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. Chancroid is known to spread from one individual to another solely through sexual contact. However, there have been reports of accidental infection through another route which is by the hand. While uncommon in the western world, it is the most common cause of genital ulceration worldwide.
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chancroid
Chancroid is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection characterized by painful sores in the genital area. It is caused by the bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi. The condition is highly contagious and most commonly occurs in developing countries or among individuals involved in high-risk sexual behavior. If left untreated, chancroid can cause complications such as genital ulcers and swollen lymph nodes.
Webster Dictionary
Chancroidnoun
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 chancre
Etymology: [Chancre + -oil.]
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Chancroid
Chancroid is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. Chancroid is known to spread from one individual to another solely through sexual contact.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Chancroid
Acute, localized autoinoculable infectious disease usually acquired through sexual contact. Caused by HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI, it occurs endemically almost worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical countries and more commonly in seaports and urban areas than in rural areas.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chancroid in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chancroid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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