chlamydia
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Ancient Greek χλαμίδιον (khlamidion, “small cloak”), from χλαμύς (khlamys, “cloak”).
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Wikipedia chlamydia (countable and uncountable; plural chlamydias or chlamydiae)
- (pathology, uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis
- (zoology, countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals
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