Noun: chlamydia (chlamydiae,chlamydias) klu'mi-dee-u
- A sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
"Regular screening can help detect asymptomatic chlamydia infections"
- Coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract
"The doctor prescribed antibiotics to treat the chlamydia infection"
Derived forms: chlamydias, chlamydiae
Type of: Cupid's disease [archaic], Cupid's itch [archaic], dose [informal], eubacteria, eubacterium, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, true bacteria, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse
Part of: genus Chlamydia
Encyclopedia: Chlamydia