soft chancre

noun

, Pathology.

1. chancroid.

soft chancre

noun

1. pathol a venereal ulcer caused by an infection with the bacillus Haemophilus ducrey that is not syphilitic Also calledchancroid

Word History and Origins

Origin of soft chancre¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Soft chancre is the least dangerous and the least common of the three diseases.

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Soft Chancre.—The third kind of venereal disease is the soft chancre, thus called in distinction to hard chancre, which is the primary sore of syphilis.

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Other venereal infections may of course also occur in children, such as soft chancre and syphilis.

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Chancroid or Soft Chancre.—This is the least dangerous of the venereal diseases.

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Chancroid or Soft Chancre 78 b.

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