chlamydia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

chlamydia
    n 1: a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the
         genus Chlamydia
    2: coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause
       infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chlamydia \chlamydia\ n.
   a coccoid rickettsia which may infect birds and mammals; it
   causes infections of eyes and lungs and the genitourinary
   tract.
   [WordNet 1.5]

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