Chlamydia Definition

klə-mĭdē-ə
chlamydiae
noun
Any of various gram-negative, coccoid bacteria of the genus Chlamydia, especially C. psittaci and C. trachomatis, that are pathogenic to humans and other animals, causing infections such as conjunctivitis in cattle and sheep and trachoma, urethritis, and pneumonia in humans.
American Heritage Medicine
A widespread, gonorrhealike sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis) that also causes trachoma, etc.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydiaceae — the chlamydia microorganisms.

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Other Word Forms of Chlamydia

Noun

Singular:
chlamydia
Plural:
chlamydiae, chlamydias

Origin of Chlamydia

  • New Latin genus name from Latin chlamys chlamyd- mantle chlamys

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See chlamydia

    From Wiktionary

Chlamydia Sentence Examples

  • Patients were further subdivided into those with or without elevated quantitative serum Chlamydia trachomatis IgG antibody (Ab) titres.

  • You may have thrush, chlamydia or herpes, which may not show in your sample.

  • An outdoor cat, on the other hand, should be vaccinated against all of the above, and the owner may even want to consider other vaccines, including Chlamydia, ringworm and Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP).

  • Diseases such as Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), Chlamydia and Feline Leukemia (FeLV) are often given to animals that are at least one year old and delivered on an annual or every third year basis thereafter.

  • Bacterial causes typically indicate infections by chlamydia and bordetella, and even mycoplasmas, the latter of which is a bacteria that actually lacks a cell wall.

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