OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18592

chlamydia

/kləˈmɪd.i.ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
clamidia
Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
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