: a venereal disease caused by a bacterium (Hemophilus ducreyi) and characterized by chancres unlike those of syphilis in lacking firm indurated margins
Recent Examples on the WebFour STDs are monitored nationwide and nationally notifiable to the CDC: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and chancroid. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 8 Oct. 2019 Other groups—mental patients and prisoners—had additionally been exposed to syphilis and chancroid. Sushma Subramanian, Slate Magazine, 26 Feb. 2017