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noun a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
noun coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract
originFrom New Latin chlamydia, from Ancient Greek χλαμύδιον (khlamúdion, “small cloak”), from χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak”).
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