Chlamydia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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