venereal lymphogranuloma

venereal lymphogranuloma definition - medical

venereal lymphogranuloma

noun
A venereal infection usually caused by Chlamydia and characterized by a transient genital ulcer and inguinal adenopathy in the male; in the female, perirectal nodes are involved, and rectal stricture is a common occurrence. Also called climatic bubo, Nicolas-Favre disease, sixth venereal disease, tropical bubo.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.