Chancre
Pronunciation : Chan"cre
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. chancere. See Cancer.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: 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. Soft chancre. A chancroid. See Chancroid.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913