Noun: LGV
- Infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
"The patient presented with symptoms typical of LGV";
- lymphogranuloma venereum, lymphopathia venereum
Derived forms: LGVs
Type of: Cupid's disease [archaic], Cupid's itch [archaic], dose [informal], sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse
Encyclopedia: LGV