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| chla·myd·i·a [ klə míddee ə ] (plural chla·myd·i·as or chla·myd·i·a or chla·myd·i·ae [ klə míddee ]) |
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1. sexually transmitted disease: a sexually transmitted disease, the most common in developed countries, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Often producing no symptoms, it can cause infertility, chronic pain, or a tubal pregnancy if left untreated.
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2. pathogenic bacterium: a spherical bacterium that causes several eye and urogenital diseases in humans and other animals, and psittacosis in pet birds. Genus Chlamydia.
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| [Mid-20th century. < modern Latin< Greek khlamud- "mantle"] |
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