chlamydia

/kləˈmɪdiə/

/kləˈmɪdiə/

Definitions of chlamydia

1. noun

   a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
   type of:

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

   a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
2. noun

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

   C. psittaci, Chlamydia psittaci

   bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia

   C. trachomatis, Chlamydia trachomatis

   bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum

   type of:

   eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

   a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella