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chlamydia
CIDE DICTIONARY
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chlamydia, n. (pl. chlamydiae) any parasitic bacterium of the genus Chlamydia, some of which cause diseases such as trachoma, psittacosis, and nonspecific urethritis.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk khlamus -udos cloak
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