CHLAMYDIA

Meaning of CHLAMYDIA in English

/ kləˈmɪdiə; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a disease caused by bacteria, which is caught by having sex with an infected person

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WORD ORIGIN

1960s: modern Latin (plural), from Greek khlamus , khlamud- cloak.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

CHLAMYDIA — noun (plural ~e) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chlamyd-, chlamys Date: 1966 any of a genus ( Chlamydia, family Chlamydiaceae) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHLAMYDIA — Any of the bacterial parasites that make up the genus Chlamydia , which cause several diseases in humans, including conjunctivitis …
Английский словарь Британика
CHLAMYDIA — I. kləˈmidēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chlamyd-, chlamys mantle + New Latin -ia : the type …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHLAMYDIA — /kleuh mid"ee euh/ , n. , pl. chlamydiae /-mid"ee ee'/ . 1. Microbiol. any coccoid rickettsia of the genus Chlamydia, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHLAMYDIA — n. bacteria which causes a number of diseases which affect both men and animals (Microbiology); sexually transmitted disease which affects …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHLAMYDIA — noun ( plural chla·myd·i·ae -dē-ˌē) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chlamyd-, chlamys Date: 1966 1. : any of a genus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHLAMYDIA — [ klə'mɪdɪə ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~e -dɪi: ) a very small parasitic bacterium which, like a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHLAMYDIA — [chla.myd.ia] n, pl -i.ae [NL, fr. Gk chlamyd-, chlamys] (1966) 1: any of a genus (Chlamydia, family Chlamydiaceae) of spherical …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHLAMYDIA — a genus of bacterial parasites that cause several different diseases in humans. The genus is composed of three species: C. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHLAMYDIA — chlamydi|a BrE AmE klə ˈmɪd i|‿ə ▷ chlamydi|ae iː ▷ chlamydi|al ‿əl
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHLAMYDIA — n. (pl. chlamydiae) any parasitic bacterium of the genus Chlamydia, some of which cause diseases such as trachoma, psittacosis, and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHLAMYDIA — n. (pl. chlamydiae) any parasitic bacterium of the genus Chlamydia, some of which cause diseases such as trachoma, psittacosis, and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHLAMYDIA — n. (pl. chlamydiae) any parasitic bacterium of the genus Chlamydia, some of which cause diseases such as trachoma, psittacosis, and …
Oxford English vocab
CHLAMYDIA — Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHLAMYDIA — n. Any of the bacterial parasites that make up the genus Chlamydia , which cause several diseases in humans, including …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHLAMYDIA — A bacteria that causes infection very similar to gonorrhea in the way that it is spread and the symptoms it …
English Dictionary of Medicine
CHLAMYDIA — A bacterial infection that can cause disease. Left untreated it can lead to cancer.
AIDS English Glossary
CHLAMYDIA — Хламидиоз
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHLAMYDIA — n. Pronunciation: kl ə - ' mi-d ē - ə Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -i · ae \ -d …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TRACHOMA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trachōma, from trachys rough Date: circa 1693 a chronic contagious bacterial conjunctivitis marked by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM — noun Etymology: New Latin, venereal lymphogranuloma Date: 1938 a contagious venereal disease caused by various strains of a chlamydia ( …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEDSONIA — I. bedˈsōnēə Etymology: New Latin, from Samuel P. Bedson died 1969 British bacteriologist + New Latin -ia synonym of chlamydia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PSITTACOSIS — /sit'euh koh"sis/ , n. Pathol. a rickettsial disease affecting birds of the parrot family, pigeons, and domestic fowl, caused by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NONGONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS — /non gon'euh kok"euhl/ , Pathol. a widespread sexually transmitted infection of the urethra, caused by the parasite Chlamydia trachomatis, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRACHOMA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trachōma, from trachys rough Date: circa 1693 : a chronic contagious bacterial conjunctivitis marked …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM — noun Etymology: New Latin, venereal lymphogranuloma Date: 1938 : a contagious venereal disease caused by various strains of a chlamydia …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRACHOMA — [tra.cho.ma] n [NL, fr. Gk trachoma, fr. trachys rough] (ca. 1693): a chronic contagious bacterial conjunctivitis marked by inflammatory granulations …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM — [lymphogranuloma ve.ne.re.um] n [NL, venereal lymphogranuloma] (1938): a contagious venereal disease caused by various strains of a chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE — (STD) any disease (such as syphilis, gonorrhea, AIDS, or a genital form of herpes simplex) that is usually or often …
Britannica English vocabulary
LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM — also called Lymphogranuloma Inguinale, Climatic Bubo, or Nicolas-favre Disease, infection of lymph channels and lymph nodes by the microorganism Chlamydia …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHLAMYDIASIS — an infection, usually sexually transmitted, with the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydiasis is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the …
AIDS English Glossary
ГЛАЗ — ГЛАЗ Глаз и его придатки подвержены широкому спектру расстройств, приводящих к нарушению зрительной функции. Отсутствие слияния изображений. Человек относится к …
Русский словарь Colier

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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