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- chlamydia chlamydia n. a coccoid rickettsia which may infect birds and mammals; it causes infections of eyes and lungs and the genitourinary tract. [WordNet 1.5]
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Chlamydia — may refer to: Chlamydia infection, a sexually transmitted disease Chlamydia (bacterium), a genus of pathogenic bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis, causing human sexually transmitted disease and eye infections Chlamydia muridarum, causing disease in… … Wikipedia
chlamydia — género de bacterias en forma de coco, gram negativas, parásitos intracelulares obligados. Algunas de ellas son patógenas y responsables de enfermedades como la psitacosis, ornitosis y neumonitis Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro… … Diccionario médico
chlamydia — [ klamidja ], plur. chlamydiae [ klamidje ] n. f. • 1965; lat. méd., du gr. khlamus « manteau » ♦ Méd. Bactérie vivant exclusivement à l intérieur des cellules, responsable de multiples affections chez l homme, notamment pulmonaires, urogénitales … Encyclopédie Universelle
chlamydia — [klə mid′ē ə] n. a widespread, gonorrhealike venereal disease caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis) that also causes trachoma, etc. chlamydial adj … English World dictionary
CHLAMYDIA — insul. inter Cycladas. Plin. l. 4. c. 12. Stephanus Delum olim Χλαμυδίαν dictam scribit … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
chlamydia — genital infection, 1984, from name of bacteria (1945), from comb. form of Gk. khlamys (gen. khlamydos) short mantle, military cloak … Etymology dictionary
Chlamydia — Para otros usos de este término, véase Chlamydia (desambiguación). Este artículo trata sobre la bacteria Chlamydia. Para patologías provocadas por clamidias, véase: Infecciones por clamidias Ch … Wikipedia Español
Chlamydia — A type of bacteria that causes an infection very similar to gonorrhea in the way that it is spread, the symptoms it produces, and the long term consequences. Like gonorrhea, chlamydia is found in the cervix and urethra and can also live in the… … Medical dictionary
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