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

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When the chancroid is healed and the bubo becomes a scar the disease is cured.

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