CHANCROIDS
\t͡ʃˈankɹɔ͡ɪdz], \tʃˈankɹɔɪdz], \tʃ_ˈa_n_k_ɹ_ɔɪ_d_z]\
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Acute, localized autoinoculable infectious disease usually acquired through sexual contact. Caused by HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI, it occurs endemically almost worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical countries and more commonly in seaports and urban areas than in rural areas.
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.