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CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum
Synonyms:
C. trachomatis; Chlamydia trachomatis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Chlamydia trachomatis" is a kind of...):
chlamydia (coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract)
Context examples:
Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea, Mycoplasma, Staphylococcus, and Streptococcus are the most common causative agents.
(Infectious Salpingitis, NCI Thesaurus)
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