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PRONUNCIATION OF CHANCROID

chancroid  [ˈʃæŋkrɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHANCROID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chancroid can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CHANCROID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chancroid

Chancroid is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. Chancroid is known to spread from one individual to another solely through sexual contact.

Definition of chancroid in the English dictionary

The definition of chancroid in the dictionary is a soft venereal ulcer, esp of the male genitals, caused by infection with the bacillus Haemophilus ducreyi. Other definition of chancroid is relating to or resembling a chancroid or chancre.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHANCROID


android
ˈændrɔɪd
antithyroid
ˌæntɪˈθaɪrɔɪd
asteroid
ˈæstəˌrɔɪd
astroid
ˈæstrɔɪd
cancroid
ˈkæŋkrɔɪd
centroid
ˈsɛntrɔɪd
corticosteroid
ˌkɔːtɪkəʊˈstɪərɔɪd
erythroid
ɪˈrɪθrɔɪd
Freud
frɔɪd
hyperthyroid
ˌhaɪpəˈθaɪrɔɪd
Melanochroid
ˌmeləˈnɒkrɔɪd
meteoroid
ˈmiːtɪəˌrɔɪd
Negroid
ˈniːɡrɔɪd
ochroid
ˈəʊkrɔɪd
parathyroid
ˌpærəˈθaɪrɔɪd
Polaroid
ˈpəʊləˌrɔɪd
pyrethroid
paɪˈriːθrɔɪd
steroid
ˈstɪərɔɪd
thyroid
ˈθaɪrɔɪd
xanthochroid
ˈzænθəʊˌkrɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHANCROID

chancellery
chancellor
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chancellor of the Exchequer
chancellories
chancellorship
chancellory
chancer
chanceries
chancery
Chancery Division
chancey
chancier
chanciest
chancily
chanciness
chancre
chancroidal
chancrous
chancy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHANCROID

anabolic steroid
aneroid
aroid
choroid
dendroid
euthyroid
fibroid
hydroid
hypothyroid
near-earth asteroid
nonsteroid
saccharoid
sang-froid
sciuroid
scombroid
sparoid
spheroid
toroid
viroid
zebroid

Synonyms and antonyms of chancroid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chancroid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHANCROID

Find out the translation of chancroid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chancroid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chancroid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

软下疳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chancroide
570 millions of speakers

English

chancroid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मृदुक्षत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القريح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мягкий шанкр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chancroid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যৌনব্যাধিজনিত ক্ষতবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chancre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chancroid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chancroid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軟性下疳
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연성 하감
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chancroid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hạ cam mềm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேன்க்ராய்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चॅनकोरोइड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chancroid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chancroid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wrzodu wenerycznego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

м´який шанкр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chancroid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chancroid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sjankroïed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chancroid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chancroid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chancroid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHANCROID»

The term «chancroid» is regularly used and occupies the 63.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHANCROID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chancroid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHANCROID»

Discover the use of chancroid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chancroid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Infectious Diseases of the Female Genital Tract
In the United States, chancroid is uncommon and usually occurs in discrete outbreaks. In 2005, only 17 cases of chancroid were reported in the United States . Although chancroid has become an infrequentSTDin theUnited States, itshould be ...
Richard L. Sweet, Ronald S. Gibbs, 2012
2
The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health
Some researchers believe that people with active chancroid sores may be more susceptible to infection by HIV, the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Who is likely to develop chancroid? It is most common among  ...
Karen J. Carlson, Stephanie A. Eisenstat, Terra Diane Ziporyn, 2004
3
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Epidemiology, Pathology, ...
Late complications of chancroid can include the formation of chronic draining inguinal sinuses after bubo rupture, rectovaginal fistulas in women, urethral fistulas of the glans in men, and cicatrix formation of the foreskin resulting in permanent ...
Kenneth A. Borchardt, Michael A. Noble, 1997
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Oxford Textbook of Medicine
In one study of men with culture-positive chancroid, all source contacts had genital ulcers. H. ducreyi is rarely transmitted non-sexually. Chancroid lesions on the fingers or breasts reflect direct contact from a genital lesion on the sexual partner ...
D. A. Warrell, Timothy M. Cox, John D. Firth, 2003
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The Pathology and Treatment of Syphilis, Chancroid Ulcers, ...
COMPLICATIONS OF THE SIMPLE VENEREAL ULCEB, OR CHANCROID SORE. The chancroid sore may be rendered a much more serious disease than it ordinarily is, by the occurrence of certain morbid conditions which arise, not from the ...
John Kellock Barton, 1868
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Dermatology
The chancroid ulcer does not heal spontaneously, but becomes chronic and enlarges in the absence of therapy. The most common location is the inner aspect of the foreskin; other sites in men include the fren- ulum and the coronal sulcus.
Otto Braun-Falco, 2000
7
Infections, Infertility, and Assisted Reproduction
Vaccine availability There is no vaccine currently available to prevent syphilis. Chancroid Haemophilus ducreyi Chancroid is caused by a fastidious gram- negative rod, Haemophilus ducreyi, transmitted almost exclusively during sexual contact ...
Kay Elder, Doris J. Baker, Julie A. Ribes, 2004
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Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the ...
In the cases of inguinal enlargement occurring as the result of chancroid primary union was secured in six while I failed in fourteen. In the suppuration of the initial enlargement of syphilis primary union was secured in four of the six cases.
9
Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers: A ...
Chancroid is a bacterial infection caused by the Haemophilus ducreyi bacillus. This infectious organism is transmitted sexually and penetrates through breaks in the exposed epithelium of the genital mucosa or skin. In most infected people, ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1994
10
Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexually Transmitted ...
countries. Most people in the U.S. and Europe diagnosed with chancroid have traveled outside the country to areas where the disease is known to occur frequently. Uncircumcised men are at much higher risk ...
Gerd Gross, Stephen K. Tyring, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHANCROID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chancroid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Safety First! Teens Create 'Smart' That Glow In The Dark When an …
Among these diseases, WHO identifies gonorrhoea, chlamydial infection, syphilis, trichomoniasis, chancroid, genital herpes, genital warts, ... «Parent Herald, Jun 15»
2
It's a dirty rotten job!
... and other sexually transmitted infections (STI's), including chancroid, lymphogranuloma venerum, granuloma inguinale, cytomegalovirus. «News24, Jun 15»
3
HHS Issues Rule Involving Medical Examination of Aliens to Revise …
Specifically, HHS/CDC proposes to: revise the definition of communicable disease of public health significance by removing chancroid, ... «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
4
New regs for Tuesday: Immigrants, buses, energy conservation
Immigrants with chancroid, granuloma inguinale, and lymphogranuloma venereum would be allowed to move to the United States under the ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
5
5 Drugs Commonly Abused By Nigerians And Their Adverse Effects
... and dysentery), typhoid, sexually transmitted infections (such as gonorrhoea and chancroid), skin infections as well as urinary tract infections. «Nigerian Bulletin, Jun 15»
6
Research and Markets: 2015 Strategies in the European Sexually …
... UK), Current scientific views on epidemiology and etiology are presented for Chancroid, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Herpes, HPV, and Syphilis. «Business Wire, Jun 15»
7
The Guatemala Experiments
... transmitted diseases—including gonorrhea, syphilis, and chancroid—and using various methods to transmit the diseases to their subjects. «Pacific Standard, May 15»
8
Staffer talks STDs, safe sex procedures
... with symptoms, Trichomonads, Chancroid with symptoms and Yeast Infections), some same-day results, an exam and treatment for $20. «Brookhaven Courier, May 15»
9
Victims Of Study That Exposed Hundreds Of Guatemalans To STDs …
The experiments infected or exposed more than 1,300 Guatemalans to syphilis, gonorrhea, and chancroid without their consent. The complaint ... «ThinkProgress, Apr 15»
10
HPV Tests and Diagnosis Stimulate Global Diagnostic Testing of …
... genital herpes (causative agent – Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)), chancroid, AIDS (causative agent – HIV), anal cancer, vulval/vaginal cancer, ... «Medgadget.com, Mar 15»

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