Definition
A sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria that creates painful ulcers on the genitals, different from syphilis.
Etymology
From French chancre (ulcer) + -oid (resembling). The term was coined in the 19th century when doctors realized this soft chancre was distinct from the hard chancre of syphilis, combining the Romance word for ulcer with Greek -oeides meaning resembling.
Kelly Says
Chancroid was actually a major cause of genital ulcers historically, but modern antibiotics have made it rare in developed countries—it's a perfect example of how medical terminology preserves the history of diseases we've nearly forgotten.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
ARالعربية
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
BNবাংলা
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
CACatalà
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
CSČeština
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
DADansk
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
DEDeutsch
Chancroid
shan-kroi-d
ELΕλληνικά
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
ESEspañol
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
FAفارسی
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
FISuomi
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
FRFrançais
chancroid
shan-kroi
GUGU
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
HAHA
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
HEעברית
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
HIहिन्दी
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
HUMagyar
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
IDBahasa Indonesia
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
IGIG
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
ITItaliano
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
JA日本語
尖銳潰瘍
sen-rui-kai-yo
KKKK
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
KMKM
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
KO한국어
찬크로이드
chan-keuro-ido
MRMR
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
MSBahasa Melayu
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
MYမြန်မာ
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
NLNederlands
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
NONorsk
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
PAPA
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
PLPolski
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
PTPortuguês
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
RORomână
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
RUРусский
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
SVSvenska
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
SWKiswahili
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
TAதமிழ்
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
TEతెలుగు
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
THไทย
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
TLTL
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
TRTürkçe
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
UKУкраїнська
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
URاردو
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
VITiếng Việt
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
YOYO
chancroid
chan-kroi-d
ZH中文
尖锐湿疣
jiān ruì shī yòu
ZUZU
chancroid
chan-kroi-d