'Chlamydia trachomatis' definitions:
Definition of 'Chlamydia trachomatis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum [syn: Chlamydia trachomatis, C. trachomatis]
Definition of 'Chlamydia trachomatis'
From: GCIDE
- Trachoma \Tra*cho"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roughness, fr. ? rough.] (Med.) a contagious granular conjunctivitis caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is a chronic inflammation of the conjunctiva -- {Tra*chom"a*tous}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]