English noun: chlamydia |
1. | chlamydia (state) a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia |
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| Broader (hypernym) | Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse |
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2. | chlamydia (animal) coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract |
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| Broader (hypernym) | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | C. psittaci, C. trachomatis, Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia trachomatis |
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| Member meronym | genus Chlamydia |
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