- a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
- A chancre thefreedictionary is a painless ulceration 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. ...
- Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases like syphilis
- (chancres) (in chancre (pathology))
- 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. ...
- A sore that may occur during primary syphilis.
- Chancre refers to a venereal sore or ulcer; primary lesion of syphilis.
- noun - 1. a dull red, hard, insensitive lesion that is the first manifestation of syphilis 2. an ulcer, lesion, or sore located at the initial point of entry of a pathogen
- The initial skin ulcer of primary syphilis, consisting of an open sore with a firm or hard base.
- Pronounced "shan-kar" a chancre is a painless bump usually found in the genital area during primary syphilis.
- A hard, syphilitic primary ulcer, the first sign of syphilis, appearing approximately 2 to 3 weeks after infection. The ulcer begins as a painless lesion or papule that ulcerates. Occurs generally singly, but sometimes may be multiple.
- An ulceration on the genitals in the primary stage of infection.
- by Gordon Porterfield