01 n. A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; -- called also hard c…
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A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; -- called also hard chancre, indurated chancre, and Hunterian chancre.(Med.) Also: hard chancre, indurated chancre, Hunterian chancre
Phrases & compounds
Soft chancre —
A chancroid. See Chancroid.