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CHLAMYDIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to the sexually transmitted infection or to the parasite
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
chlamydia (coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract)
chlamydia (a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia)
Derivation:
chlamydia (coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract)
chlamydia (a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia)