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单词 chlamydia
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Definition of chlamydia in English:

chlamydia

nounPlural chlamydiae kləˈmɪdɪəkləˈmɪdiə
  • A very small parasitic bacterium which, like a virus, requires the biochemical mechanisms of another cell in order to reproduce. Bacteria of this type cause various diseases including trachoma, psittacosis, and non-specific urethritis.

    Genus Chlamydia and order Chlamydiales

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The phenomenon of a high degree of antigenic cross reactivity within different serovars of C. trachomatis and different species of chlamydiae inducing cross-reactive antibodies makes interpretation difficult.
    • Because chlamydiae are bacteria, antibiotics can thwart the infections they produce.
    • Several other organisms such as mycoplasma or chlamydia also can cause pneumonia.
    • Laboratory tests are carried out for gonococcus and sometimes trichomonas and chlamydia, depending on the technology available.
    • For example, if the herpes virus or chlamydia bacteria get into the eye, the symptoms tend to be more severe and last longer.

Derivatives

  • chlamydial

  • adjective
    • In addition to the usual common cold viruses, chlamydial pneumonia and herpes simplex virus infections may play a role in exacerbations of bronchospasm in patients with and without asthma.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The evidence is inconclusive, however, about whether condoms can prevent genital herpes, syphilis, chancroids, chlamydial infection, trichomoniasis, or gonorrhea (in women).
      • About half of all newborns with chlamydial pneumonia have also had chlamydial conjunctivitis.
      • The patient's medical history was notable for multiple unusual infections, including balanitis, chlamydial conjunctivitis, multiple episodes of pneumonia, and upper respiratory tract infections.
      • Gonococcal and chlamydial urethritis increase shedding of HIV - 1 in semen, therefore increasing the risk of HIV transmission risk.

Origin

1960s: modern Latin (plural), from Greek khlamus, khlamud- 'cloak'.

 
 

Definition of chlamydia in US English:

chlamydia

nounkləˈmidēəkləˈmɪdiə
  • A very small parasitic bacterium which, like a virus, requires the biochemical mechanisms of another cell in order to reproduce. Bacteria of this type cause various diseases including trachoma, psittacosis, and nonspecific urethritis.

    Genus Chlamydia and order Chlamydiales

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The phenomenon of a high degree of antigenic cross reactivity within different serovars of C. trachomatis and different species of chlamydiae inducing cross-reactive antibodies makes interpretation difficult.
    • For example, if the herpes virus or chlamydia bacteria get into the eye, the symptoms tend to be more severe and last longer.
    • Because chlamydiae are bacteria, antibiotics can thwart the infections they produce.
    • Several other organisms such as mycoplasma or chlamydia also can cause pneumonia.
    • Laboratory tests are carried out for gonococcus and sometimes trichomonas and chlamydia, depending on the technology available.

Origin

1960s: modern Latin (plural), from Greek khlamus, khlamud- ‘cloak’.

 
 
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