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chancroidal

chancroidal

9.9
Connected with infected painful sores on the genitals
  • adjective
  • /ˌʃæŋˈkrɔɪdəl/
  • Specialized
: chancroide
  • The patient presented with chancroidal ulcers that required immediate treatment.

Examples

  • Symptoms of chancroidal ulcers can be quite painful.

  • Chancroidal infections are less common in developed countries but still occur in certain regions.

  • He wrote a scientific article describing the characteristics of chancroidal lesions.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with a chancroidal infection.

  • The patient presented with chancroidal ulcers that required immediate treatment.

  • He wrote a scientific article describing the characteristics of chancroidal lesions.

  • Symptoms of chancroidal ulcers can be quite painful.

Surface Forms

chancroidal positive

Morphology

chancroidal = chancroid (transparent) = chancroid + al

The adjective is formed in the regular way from the noun 'chancroid' with the suffix '-al', meaning 'relating to' that condition.

Etymology

The word chancroidal comes from chancre, an old word meaning 'sore', and the ending -oid, which means 'like'. So chancroidal describes something like or relating to a chancroid, which is a kind of infectious sore on the genitals.