chancre
(noun) a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chancre (plural chancres)
(pathology) Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis.
• chancer
Source: Wiktionary
Chan"cre, n. Etym: [F. chancere. See Cancer.] (Med.)
Definition: A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; -- called also hard chancre, indurated chancre, and Hunterian chancre. Soft chancre. A chancroid. See Chancroid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
