chla·myd·i·a (kl -m d  -)n. pl. chla·myd·i·ae (- - ) 1. Any of various gram-negative, coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia, especially C. psittaci and C. trachomatis, that are pathogenic to humans and other animals, causing conjunctivitis in cattle and sheep and trachoma, urethritis, and proctitis in humans. 2. Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis. [New Latin, genus name, from Latin chlamys, chlamyd-, mantle; see chlamys.] chla·myd i·al adj. |
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| Adj. | 1. | chlamydial - of or pertaining to the sexually transmitted infection or to the parasite |
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