chlamydia

noun

chla·myd·ia klə-ˈmi-dē-ə How to pronounce chlamydia (audio)

plural chlamydiae klə-ˈmi-dē-ˌē How to pronounce chlamydia (audio)

: any of a genus (Chlamydia, family Chlamydiaceae) of spherical gram-negative intracellular bacteria

especially : one (C. trachomatis) that causes or is associated with various diseases of the eye and urogenital tract including trachoma, lymphogranuloma venereum, cervicitis, and some forms of urethritis

: a disease or infection caused by chlamydiae

chlamydial

klə-ˈmi-dē-əl How to pronounce chlamydia (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For example, 27-year-olds in 2017 had the same positive chlamydia test rate as 24-year-olds did in 2010, according to the study.

Christen A. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020 Evofem is planning to start a pivotal study of the gel for the potential prevention of chlamydia and gonorrhea in women later this year, which could also boost its appeal to users and investors.

Fortune, 22 May 2020 As of mid-2019, Cepheid’s GeneXpert system was cleared to test multiple types of samples for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis.

Mark Hay, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2020 This is the first clinical trial for a vaccine for genital chlamydia and represents the latest development in 15 years of research, according to an SSI statement.

Jack Guy, CNN, 13 Aug. 2019 Research into vaccines against herpes and HIV is advanced, while immunizations for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and trichomoniasis, another common STI, are in earlier stages of development.

Jason Gale | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 19 July 2019 STIs like herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and mycoplasma can also infect and irritate the urethra, the Mayo Clinic explains (so treating the STI could potentially address your UTI as well).

Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 3 Feb. 2020 And, as De Gabriele notes, other factors aside from fire play into the dwindling koala population—including chlamydia (which results in infertility), other wildlife attacks, and the effects climate change is having on eucalyptus trees themselves.

Claire Gallam, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2020 Kangaroo Island is one of few places in the country where koalas have largely been untouched by chlamydia.

Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, originally the name of a group, from Greek chlamyd-, chlamýs "mantle, chlamys" + New Latin -ia -ia entry 1

Note: The taxon Chlamydia was originally assigned to a group of microorganisms neither bacterial nor viral by Helen Jones, Geoffrey Rake, and Barbara Stearns in "Studies on lymphogranuloma venereum III. The action of the sulfonamides on the agent of lymphogranuloma venereum," Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 76, issue 1 (January, 1945), pp. 55-69. The choice of the element chlamyd- was presumably based on the earlier taxon Chlamydozoa (with -zoa -zoa) originated by Ludwig Halberstädter and Stanislaus von Prowazek, "Über Zelleinschlüsse parasitärer Natur beim Trachom," Arbeiten aus dem Kaiserlichen Gesundheitsamte, vol. 26, Heft 1 (1907), pp. 44-47.

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

chlamydia

noun

chla·myd·ia klə-ˈmid-ē-ə How to pronounce chlamydia (audio)

capitalized : the type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae comprising coccoid to spherical gram-negative intracellular parasitic bacteria and including one (C. trachomatis) that causes or is associated with various diseases of the eye and genitourinary tract including trachoma, lymphogranuloma venereum, cervicitis, and some forms of nongonococcal urethritis

plural chlamydiae -ē-ˌē, -ˌī How to pronounce chlamydia (audio)

also chlamydias

: a bacterium of the genus Chlamydia

: an infection or disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Chlamydia

单词	chlamydia
释义	chlamydia noun chla·myd·ia klə-ˈmi-dē-ə plural chlamydiae klə-ˈmi-dē-ˌē 1 : any of a genus (Chlamydia, family Chlamydiaceae) of spherical gram-negative intracellular bacteria especially : one (C. trachomatis) that causes or is associated with various diseases of the eye and urogenital tract including trachoma, lymphogranuloma venereum, cervicitis, and some forms of urethritis 2 : a disease or infection caused by chlamydiae chlamydial klə-ˈmi-dē-əl adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web For example, 27-year-olds in 2017 had the same positive chlamydia test rate as 24-year-olds did in 2010, according to the study. Christen A. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020 Evofem is planning to start a pivotal study of the gel for the potential prevention of chlamydia and gonorrhea in women later this year, which could also boost its appeal to users and investors. Fortune, 22 May 2020 As of mid-2019, Cepheid’s GeneXpert system was cleared to test multiple types of samples for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis. Mark Hay, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2020 This is the first clinical trial for a vaccine for genital chlamydia and represents the latest development in 15 years of research, according to an SSI statement. Jack Guy, CNN, 13 Aug. 2019 Research into vaccines against herpes and HIV is advanced, while immunizations for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and trichomoniasis, another common STI, are in earlier stages of development. Jason Gale \| Bloomberg, Washington Post, 19 July 2019 STIs like herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and mycoplasma can also infect and irritate the urethra, the Mayo Clinic explains (so treating the STI could potentially address your UTI as well). Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 3 Feb. 2020 And, as De Gabriele notes, other factors aside from fire play into the dwindling koala population—including chlamydia (which results in infertility), other wildlife attacks, and the effects climate change is having on eucalyptus trees themselves. Claire Gallam, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2020 Kangaroo Island is one of few places in the country where koalas have largely been untouched by chlamydia. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2020 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from New Latin, originally the name of a group, from Greek chlamyd-, chlamýs "mantle, chlamys" + New Latin -ia -ia entry 1 Note: The taxon Chlamydia was originally assigned to a group of microorganisms neither bacterial nor viral by Helen Jones, Geoffrey Rake, and Barbara Stearns in "Studies on lymphogranuloma venereum III. The action of the sulfonamides on the agent of lymphogranuloma venereum," Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 76, issue 1 (January, 1945), pp. 55-69. The choice of the element chlamyd- was presumably based on the earlier taxon Chlamydozoa (with -zoa -zoa) originated by Ludwig Halberstädter and Stanislaus von Prowazek, "Über Zelleinschlüsse parasitärer Natur beim Trachom," Arbeiten aus dem Kaiserlichen Gesundheitsamte, vol. 26, Heft 1 (1907), pp. 44-47. First Known Use 1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition chlamydia noun chla·myd·ia klə-ˈmid-ē-ə 1 capitalized : the type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae comprising coccoid to spherical gram-negative intracellular parasitic bacteria and including one (C. trachomatis) that causes or is associated with various diseases of the eye and genitourinary tract including trachoma, lymphogranuloma venereum, cervicitis, and some forms of nongonococcal urethritis 2 plural chlamydiae -ē-ˌē, -ˌī also chlamydias a : a bacterium of the genus Chlamydia b : an infection or disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Chlamydia
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