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chlamydia, n.

coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract
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chlamydia

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derivationally related form

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eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

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genus Chlamydia

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Chlamydia psittaci, C. psittaci Chlamydia trachomatis, C. trachomatis

a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
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chlamydia

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derivationally related form

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venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD