Definitions

chancroid

[shang-kroid] / ˈʃæŋ krɔɪd /

NOUN

sexually transmitted disease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome gonorrhea herpes syphilis the clap venereal disease

WEAK

HIV SIDA STD VD chlamydia clap crab louse crabs genital herpes genital warts herpes simplex scabies social disease tabes dorsalis

Example Sentences

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The method is actually said to have helped prevent chancroid.

From Salon

The chancroid plant causes a very nasty sore, the chancroid, which often destroys much flesh and causes buboes.

From Project Gutenberg

The bruised root is a useful application for chancroids.

From Project Gutenberg

Dismiss chancroid as a relatively insignificant local affair, seldom a serious problem under a physician's care.

From Project Gutenberg

The return bears out other evidence showing that the chancroid or soft-sore type of infection is rare in this Dominion.

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