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chancre Definition


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chancre
noun
    chancres
    1. pathol.
      A small hard growth that develops in the primary stages of syphilis and certain other diseases.
Derivative: chancrous
adj
    Etymology: 17c: French, from Latin cancer crab or cancer.



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