Noun chancre has 1 sense

1. chancre - a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
   --₁ is a kind of sore
   --₁ is a part of

   syphilis, syph, pox; tularemia, tularaemia, rabbit fever, deer fly fever, yatobyo

Term: chancre

Definition:

• Noun: A painless, ulcer-like sore that is the primary symptom of syphilis.
• Noun: A similar sore occurring in the initial stage of other infectious diseases.
• Verb: To develop or be affected by a chancre.

Sample Sentences:

• The doctor diagnosed him with syphilis after finding a chancre on his genitalia.
• Chancre can also be a symptom of other diseases such as yaws or chancroid.
• If left untreated, the syphilis infection may progress as chancres start appearing at other sites on the body.

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