venereal ulcer
1venereal ulcer — a nonspecific term referring to ulcers resembling chancre or chancroid around the external genitalia; some may be from a cause other than sexual transmission …
2Ulcer — An area of tissue erosion, for example, of the skin or lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Due to the erosion, an ulcer is concave. It is always depressed below the level of the surrounding tissue. Ulcers can have diverse causes. Ulcers on …
3venereal disease — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, French disease, German measles, Haverhill fever, Spanish pox, VD, acquired syphilis, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery,… …
4chancroid — An infectious, painful, ragged venereal ulcer at the site of infection by Haemophilus ducreyi, beginning after an incubation period of 3–7 days; seen more commonly in men; Gram negative streptobacilli may be identified by staining material from… …
5chancroid — chancroidal, adj. /shang kroyd/, n. Pathol. an infectious venereal ulcer with a soft base. Also called simple chancre, soft chancre. [1860 65; CHANCRE + OID] * * * ▪ pathology acute, localized, chiefly sexually transmitted disease, usually… …
6fíc — m ( es/ as) fig, fig tree; (fig disease), venereal ulcer, hemorrhoids …
7chancre — (n.) venereal ulcer, c.1600, from Fr. chancre (15c.), lit. cancer, from L. cancer (see CANCER (Cf. cancer)) …
8chancroid — chan•croid [[t]ˈʃæŋ krɔɪd[/t]] n. pat an infectious venereal ulcer with a soft base Also called soft chancre • Etymology: 1860–65 chan•croi′dal, adj …
9chancroid — [shaŋ′kroid΄] n. [ CHANCR(E) + OID] an infectious venereal ulcer, usually on or about the genitals, caused by a bacterium (Hemophilus ducreyi); soft chancre …
10disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… …
