chlamydia
/kləˈmɪdiə/
noun
- A common sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria, often without symptoms but can lead to serious health problems if untreated.
- The doctor recommended regular testing for chlamydia to sexually active young adults.
- Many people with chlamydia do not know they have it because they have no symptoms.
- If left untreated, chlamydia can cause infertility in women.
- Any bacterium of the genus Chlamydia, which are parasitic and cause various diseases in humans and animals.
- The lab identified the chlamydia under the microscope by its unique shape.
- Chlamydia trachomatis is the species that causes the most common sexually transmitted infection.
- Veterinarians sometimes treat chlamydia in birds and other animals.