Look up: Chancre


  1. chancre
    [n] - a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=chancre

  2. Chancre
    a painless sore that has a thick, rubbery base and a defined edge; usually occurs on the genitals after the contraction of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=C

  3. Chancre
    Chancre: The classic painless ulcer of syphilis. The chancre forms in the first (primary) stage of syphilis. It is highly contagious and can last 1-5 weeks. The disease can be transmitted from contact with the ulcer, which is teeming with spirochetes. If the ulcer is outside of the vagina or on the ...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=2694

  4. Chancre
    Chan'cre noun [ French chancere . See Cancer .] (Medicine) A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; -- called also hard chancre , indurated chanc...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/53

  5. chancre
    The primary skin lesion of syphilis which begins at the site of infection after an interval of 10-30 days as a papule or red ulcerated skin lesion. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?chancre

  6. chancre
    noun a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chancre

  7. chancre
    (shang´kәr) the primary lesion of syphilis, occurring at the site of entry of the infection. the term has been extended to apply to a papular lesion occurring at the site of entry of infection in other conditions, including cutaneous tuberculosis, tularemia, or sporotrichosis. adj., chan´cro...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  8. Chancre
    • (n.) 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.
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  1. chancre
    typical skin lesion of the primary stage of infectious syphilis, usually appearing on the penis, labia, cervix, or anorectal region. (Because in ... [2 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/53

  2. chancre
    Type: Term Pronunciation: shan′ker Definitions: 1. The primary lesion of syphilis, which begins at the site of cutaneous or mucosal infection after an interval of 10-30 days as a papule or area of infiltration, of dull red color, hard, and insensitive; the center usually becomes eroded or brea...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=16488

  3. Chancre
    A chancre (ər {respell|SHANG|kər}) is a painless ulceration (sore) formed during the primary stage of syphilis. This infectious lesion forms approximately 21 days after the initial exposure to Treponema pallidum, the gram-negative spirochaete bacterium yielding syphilis. Chancres transmit the sex...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancre

  4. Chancre
    An ulcer formed at the sit eof initial invasion by the sexually transmitted bacteria, marking the first stage of syphilis. Approximately 14 to 30 days after infection a dull red spot begins and develops into a painless ulcer. Common sites include the penis, vulva, scrotum, cervix, anus, rectum, lips...
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/C/4

  5. chancre
    chancre: see syphilis.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0911647.html

  6. Chancre
    A chancre is a painless ulcer tha develops at the site where an infection enters the body, typically on the lips, penis, urethra or eyelid, and is primarily a sympton of infections such as sleeping sickness and syphilis.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EC.HTM

  7. Chancre
    The chancre is usually the primary cutaneous lesion of syphilis, occurring at the site of inoculation and appearing 18-21 days after infection with the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
    Found op http://missinglink.ucsf.edu/lm/DermatologyGlossary/c.html

  8. chancre
    1) Sore
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/chancre/1

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