chlamydia
[ kluh-mid-ee-uh ]
/ kləˈmɪd i ə /
noun, plural chla·myd·i·ae [kluh-mid-ee-ee] /kləˈmɪd iˌi/.
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 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.
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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
Word Origin for chlamydia
C20: New Latin, from Greek khlamus mantle + -ia
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Word Origin and History for chlamydia
chlamydia
type of genital infection, 1984, from the name of the bacteria that causes it (1945), which is formed from Latinized comb. form of Greek khlamys (genitive khlamydos) "short mantle, military cloak," of unknown origin, + -ia.
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Medicine definitions for chlamydia (1 of 2)
chlamydia
[ klə-mĭd′ē-ə ]
n. pl. chla•myd•i•ae (-ē-ē′)
Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
Related formschla•myd′i•al adj.
Medicine definitions for chlamydia (2 of 2)
Chlamydia
[ klə-mĭd′ē-ə ]
n.
A genus of coccoid, gram-negative microorganisms that are pathogenic to humans and animals, causing diseases such as conjunctivitis in cattle and sheep, and trachoma, nonspecific urethritis, and proctitis in humans.Bedsonia Miyagawanella
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Science definitions for chlamydia
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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