"chancre" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃæŋ.kɚ/ Audio: en-us-chancre.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chancre.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chancres [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋkə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French chancre (“cancer”), from Latin cancer (“crab”). Cognate to canker and cancer. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|chancre||cancer}} French chancre (“cancer”), {{der|en|la|cancer||crab}} Latin cancer (“crab”), {{doublet|en|canker|cancer|notext=1}} canker and cancer Head templates: {{en-noun}} chancre (plural chancres)
  1. (pathology) Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis. Categories (topical): Pathology Derived forms: chancre mechanic, soft chancre Related terms: canker Translations (lesion): 下疳 (xiàgān) (Chinese Mandarin), sankkeri (Finnish), 下疳 (gekan) (alt: げかん) (Japanese), chancro [masculine] (Spanish)

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