chlamydia
See also: Chlamydia
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek χλαμύδιον (khlamúdion, “small cloak”), from χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
chlamydia (countable and uncountable, plural chlamydias or chlamydiae)
- (uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
- (countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
Derived terms
Translations
sexually transmitted disease
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