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lymphogranuloma venereum
(lĭmˌfə-grănˌyə-lōˈmə və-nîrˈrē-əm)
noun A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis) and characterized initially by a genital lesion followed by enlargement of the lymph nodes in the groin area.