CHLAMYDIA


Meaning of CHLAMYDIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ klə-ˈmi-dē-ə ]

noun

( plural chla·myd·i·ae -dē-ˌē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chlamyd-, chlamys

Date: 1966

1. : any of a genus ( Chlamydia, family Chlamydiaceae) of spherical gram-negative intracellular bacteria ; especially : one ( C. trachomatis ) that causes or is associated with various diseases of the eye and urogenital tract including trachoma, lymphogranuloma venereum, cervicitis, and some forms of urethritis

2. : a disease or infection caused by chlamydiae

• chla·myd·i·al -dē-əl adjective

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