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chlamydia
[ kluh-mid-ee-uh ]
noun
, plural chla·myd·i·ae [kl, uh, -, mid, -ee-ee].
- Microbiology. any coccoid rickettsia of the genus Chlamydia, parasitic in birds and mammals, including humans, and causing various infections, especially of the eyes, as trachoma, lungs, as psittacosis, and genitourinary tract, as urethritis or chlamydia.
- Pathology. Also called lym·pho·gran·u·lo·ma ve·ne·re·um [lim-f, uh, -gran-y, uh, -, loh, -m, uh, v, uh, -, neer, -ee-, uh, m]. a widespread, often asymptomatic sexually transmitted disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, a major cause of nongonococcal urethritis in men and pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy in women.
chlamydia
/ kləˈmɪdɪə /
noun
- any Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Chlamydia , which are obligate intracellular parasites and are responsible for such diseases as trachoma, psittacosis, and some sexually transmitted diseases
chlamydia
/ klə-mĭd′ē-ə /
, Plural chlamydiae klə-mĭd′ē-ē′
- Any of various bacteria of the genus Chlamydia, several species of which cause common infections in humans and animals, including neonatal conjunctivitis, pneumonia, bronchitis, pharyngitis, and sexually transmitted infections of the pelvis and urethra.
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Origin of chlamydia1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chlamydia1
C20: New Latin, from Greek khlamus mantle + -ia
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