chancre
chancre · chancres
Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilisSkin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis.
/ˈʃæŋ.kɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesSkin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis.
More definitions
- a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French chancre (“cancer”), from Latin cancer (“crab”). Cognate to canker andBorrowed from French chancre (“cancer”), from Latin cancer (“crab”). Cognate to canker and cancer.
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