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chiwere |
chlamydate |
chlamydeous |
chlamydera |
chlamydera nuchalis |
chlamydia
| chlamydia psittaci
| chlamydia trachomatis
| chlamydiaceae
| chlamydial
| chlamydomonadaceae
chlamydia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chlamydia has 2 senses
- chlamydia(n = noun.state) Array - a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia; Array is a kind of cupid's disease, cupid's itch, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, std, vd, venereal disease, venereal infection, venus's curse
- chlamydia(n = noun.animal) Array - coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract; Array is a kind of eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
Derived form adjective chlamydial1
is a member of genus chlamydia
has particulars: c. psittaci, chlamydia psittaci, c. trachomatis, chlamydia trachomatis
Derived form adjective chlamydial1
CIDE DICTIONARY
chlamydia, n.
a coccoid rickettsia which may infect birds and mammals; it causes infections of eyes and lungs and the genitourinary tract. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chlamydia, n. (pl. chlamydiae) any parasitic bacterium of the genus Chlamydia, some of which cause diseases such as trachoma, psittacosis, and nonspecific urethritis.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk khlamus -udos cloak
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