LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM


Meaning of LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -və-ˈnir-ē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, venereal lymphogranuloma

Date: 1938

: a contagious venereal disease caused by various strains of a chlamydia ( Chlamydia trachomatis ) that is marked by painful swelling and inflammation of the lymph nodes especially in the region of the groin

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.