Associations to the word «Chlamydia»
Noun
Wiktionary
CHLAMYDIA, noun. (uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
CHLAMYDIA, noun. (countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
CHLAMYDIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydiaceae — the chlamydia microorganisms.
Dictionary definition
CHLAMYDIA, noun. A sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia.
CHLAMYDIA, noun. Coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract.
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