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   Chlamydia
   Small bacteria which have an obligate dependence on host cells and thus are obligate intra-cellular parasites; cause of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) and trachoma.
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   chlamydia
   [n] - coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals
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   Chlamydia
   A shortened form of Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterium that is the most common cause of sexually transmitted disease in women of reproductive age.
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   chlamydia
   Chlamydia trachomatis is a common sexually transmitted disease, which often has no visible symptoms. If untreated, chlamydia can make a woman infertile or be passed to a baby during childbirth, causing pneumonia, eye infections and, in severe cases, blindness. Chlamydia is not routinely tested for but can be treated with antibiotics.
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   Chlamydia
   micro-organisms that cause several human infections and can be transmitted sexually
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   Chlamydia
   Chlamydia: A type of bacteria one species of which causes an infection very similar to gonorrhea in the way that it is spread, the symptoms it produces, and the long-term consequences. Like gonorrhea, chlamydia is found in the cervix and urethra and can also live in the throat or rectum. Like gonorrhea, it is highly destructive to the tubes (the fa ...
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   chlamydia
   a bacterial infection that can cause disease(e.g.chlamydiasis) Category: Medicine
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   Chlamydia
   Genus of minute prokaryotes that replicate in cytoplasmic vacuoles within susceptible eukaryotic cells. Genome about one-third that of E. coli . C. trachomatis causes trachoma in man; C. psittaci causes economically important diseases of poultry.
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   Chlamydia
   <protozoa> Genus of minute prokaryotes that replicate in cytoplasmic vacuoles within susceptible eukaryotic cells. Genome about one third that of E. Coli, Chlamydia trachomatis causes trachoma in man, Chlamydia psittaci causes economically important diseases of poultry. ... Infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis are the most common bacteria ...
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    chlamydia
    noun coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract
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    chlamydia
    noun a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
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    Chlamydia
    `Chlamydia` can refer to: * the genus Chlamydia (bacterium) * Chlamydia infection, which is caused by bacteria in the genus * The airborne, respiratory infection previously known as Chlamydia pneumonaie, but now known as Chlamydophila pneumoniae In addition, you may be looking for: * species formerly included in the genus `Chlamydia`, but now included in the genus Chlamydophila.
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    Chlamydia
    (klә-mid´e-ә) a widespread genus of gram-negative, nonmotile bacteria. They are obligate intracellular parasites, totally dependent on the host cell for energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate, which they cannot synthesize. The genus has two species, Chlamydia tracho´matis and Chlamydia psit´taci. Chlam...
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    chlamydia
    (klә-mid´e-ә) any member of the genus Chlamydia.
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    Chlamydia
    a genus of bacterial parasites that cause several different diseases in humans. The genus is composed of three species: C. psittaci, which causes ... [4 related articles]
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    chlamydia
    chlamydia A type of bacteria one species of which causes an infection very similar to gonorrhea in the way that it is spread, the symptoms it produces, and the long-term consequences. Like gonorrhea, chlamydia is found in the cervix and urethra and can also live in the throat or rectum. Like gonorrhea, it is highly destructive to the tubes (the fallopian ...
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    Chlamydia
    The only genus of the family Chlamydiaceae, including all the agents of the psittacosis-lymphogranuloma-trachoma disease groups; chlamydia are obligatory intracellular spherical or ovoid bacteria with a complex intracellular life cycle; the infective form is the elementary body, which penetrates the host cell, replicating as the rediculate body by ...
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    chlamydia
    A vernacular term used to refer to any member of the genus Chlamydia.
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    Chlamydia
    A sexually transmitted disease that is easily treatable with antibiotics. There are often no symptoms present and the individual does not know they are infected. The infection causes pelvic infection, tubal damage and infertility. It is possible for the disease to be passed to the baby during birth. This may cause an infection of the eye or pneu...
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    chlamydia
    chlamydia (klumid'ēu) , genus of microorganisms that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals. Psittacosis, or parrot fever, caused by the species Chlamydia psittaci, is transmitted to people by birds, particularly parrots, parakeets, and lovebirds. In birds the disease take...
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