Chancre

Definitions

Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis.

Equivalents

Examples

“The nurse stood up and went towards the door. At that point⟳ the caretaker said to me, "It's a chancre she's got." I didn't understand⟳, so I looked at the nurse and saw⟳ that she had a bandage round her head just below the eyes. Where her nose should have⟳ been, the bandage was flat. Her face⟳ seemed to be nothing but a white bandage.”

“If the primary stage⟳ is not treated the chancre will disappear⟳ after four to eight weeks but remember⟳ that the germ is still in the body.”

“As Hiro approaches, Vitaly watches his sword uncertainly. Vitaly's eyes are dry and red, and on his lower lip he is sporting a chancre the size of a tangerine.”

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