chlamydia

2 definitions found

chlamydia - 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]

chlamydia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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