Chancroid — Classification and external resources Photomicrograph of H. ducreyi ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
Chancroid — Chan croid, n. [Chancre + oil.] (Med.) A venereal sore, resembling a chancre in its seat and some external characters, but differing from it in being the starting point of a purely local process and never of a systemic disease; called also {soft… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chancroid — [shaŋ′kroid΄] n. [ CHANCR(E) + OID] an infectious venereal ulcer, usually on or about the genitals, caused by a bacterium (Hemophilus ducreyi); soft chancre … English World dictionary
chancroid — An infectious, painful, ragged venereal ulcer at the site of infection by Haemophilus ducreyi, beginning after an incubation period of 3–7 days; seen more commonly in men; Gram negative streptobacilli may be identified by staining material from… … Medical dictionary
chancroid ulcer — chancroid … Medical dictionary
chancroid — /ˈʃæŋkrɔɪd/ (say shangkroyd) Pathology –noun 1. a soft, non syphilitic venereal sore. 2. the causative organism, Haemophilus ducreyi. –adjective 3. of, relating to, or resembling a chancroid or chancre …
chancroid — noun Date: 1861 a venereal disease caused by a bacterium (Hemophilus ducreyi) and characterized by chancres unlike those of syphilis in lacking firm indurated margins called also soft chancre • chancroidal adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
chancroid — chancroidal, adj. /shang kroyd/, n. Pathol. an infectious venereal ulcer with a soft base. Also called simple chancre, soft chancre. [1860 65; CHANCRE + OID] * * * ▪ pathology acute, localized, chiefly sexually transmitted disease, usually… … Universalium
chancroid — noun a) A sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. b) A sore characteristic of this infection … Wiktionary
chancroid — n. type of ulcer or sore … English contemporary dictionary