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Chancre

Etymology:
Definition:

Borrowed from French chancre (“cancer”),  cognate to canker and cancer. From L. cancer: “crab”, by metathesis from Gr. karkínos: “crab; ulcer; cancer”.

Skin lesion, usually a painless ulcer, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis (don't confuse with a painful chancroid).

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