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chancre

chan·cre [ shángkər ] (plural chan·cres)


noun 
Definition:
 
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

2. ulcer: a sore or ulcer at the point where a disease-causing organism pathogen enters the body

[Late 16th century. Via French< Latin cancer "ulcer"]

chan·crous adjective
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