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Definitions for Chlamydia
[1] 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.
[2] Pathology . Also called lymphogranuloma venereum. 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.
[3] 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
Words related to Chlamydia
AIDS, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, clap, HIV, STD, VD, chancroid, crabs, scabies
Words nearby Chlamydia
chişinǎu, chkalov, chladni figure, chlamydate, chlamydeous, chlamydia, chlamydia psittaci, chlamydia trachomatis, chlamydial, chlamydiosis, chlamydospore
Origin of Chlamydia
1945; < New Latin < Greek chlamyd-, stem of chlamýs chlamys + New Latin -ia -ia
Other words from Chlamydia
chla•myd′ i•al adj.
Word origin for Chlamydia
C20: New Latin, from Greek khlamus mantle + -ia
Synonyms for Chlamydia
AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, gonorrhea, herpes, syphilis, venereal disease, HIV, SIDA, STD, VD, chancroid, clap, crab louse, crabs, genital herpes, genital warts, herpes simplex, scabies, social disease, tabes dorsalis