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| chancre [ shángkər ] (plural chancres) |
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1. ulcer indicating syphilis and other diseases: a small painless highly infectious ulcer or sore that is the first sign of syphilis and some other infectious diseases
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2. ulcer: a sore or ulcer at the point where a disease-causing organism pathogen enters the body
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| [Late 16th century. Via French< Latin cancer 'ulcer'] |
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 chancrous adjective |
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