Noun: lymphogranuloma venereum
- 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 lymphogranuloma venereum";
- LGV, lymphopathia venereum
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: Lymphogranuloma venereum