Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chlamydia

2 senses of chlamydia

Sense 1
chlamydia -- (a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia)
       => venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD -- (a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact)

Sense 2
chlamydia -- (coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract)
       => eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria -- (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)