chlamydia

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noun

1. a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
• Derivationally related forms:
chlamydial
• Hypernyms:
venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch,
Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD
2. coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals;
cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract
• Derivationally related forms:
chlamydial
• Hypernyms:
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
• Hyponyms:
Chlamydia psittaci, C. psittaci, Chlamydia trachomatis, C. trachomatis
• Member Holonyms:
genus Chlamydia