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lymphogranuloma venereum

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lym·pho·gran·u·lo·ma ve·ne·re·um  (lmf-grny-lm v-nîrr-m)
n.
A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis) and characterized initially by a genital lesion followed by enlargement of the lymph nodes in the groin area.
[New Latin : lympho- + granuloma + Latin venereum, neuter of venereus, venereal.]
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Noun1.lymphogranuloma venereum - infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
LGV, lymphopathia venereum
sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse, Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose - a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
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Abstract Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)--caused by Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L1, L2, or L3--rarely occurs in the United States.
Head and neck manifestations of lymphogranuloma venereum by Albay, Diana T.; Mathisen, Glenn E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
We studied the quality and timeliness of public health actions during the reemergence of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe from January 2004 to February 2006.
Control measures used during lymphogranuloma venereum outbreak, Europe by Timen, Aura; Hulscher, Marlies E.J.L.; Vos, Dieuwke; van de Laar, Marita J.W.; Fenton, Kevin A.; van / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The first cases of a previously rare sexually transmitted infection have been reported in the UK, it has been revealed The disease - Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) - had been considered rare until 2003 when around 100 cases were reported in gay men in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, with further cases in France, Germany, Belgium and the US.
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