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chlamydia

/kləˈmɪd.i.ə/

chlamydia noun: any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.

Noun

chlamydia (countable and uncountable, plural chlamydias or chlamydiae)

  1. (uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
    • That makes sense, because we’re all looking for flowery language from our physicians. “Like the sunlight shines upon the hidden grassy meadow, so does chlamydia cast a warm glow upon your private parts.”2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Dr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 8, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO
  2. (countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.

chlamydia meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

chlamydia in Tamil

நச்சுயிரி போன்ற கிருமி

chlamydia in Indonesian

sexually transmitted disease
klamidia

Forms of chlamydia

pluralchlamydias
pluralchlamydiae

Plural of chlamydia: chlamydias or chlamydiae

Origin of chlamydia

From New Latin chlamydia, from Ancient Greek χλαμύδιον (khlamúdion, “small cloak”), from χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak”).

Words formed from chlamydia

Words that rhyme with chlamydia

Questions about chlamydia

What does chlamydia mean?
Chlamydia means any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
What is chlamydia in Tamil?
Chlamydia in Tamil is நச்சுயிரி போன்ற கிருமி. See Chlamydia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chlamydia?
Chlamydia is a noun.
How do you pronounce chlamydia?
Chlamydia is pronounced /kləˈmɪd.i.ə/.
What is the plural of chlamydia?
The plural of chlamydia is chlamydias.

Words near chlamydia in the dictionary

  1. chlamidospore
  2. chlamydaemia
  3. chlamydate
  4. chlamydeous
  5. chlamydes
  6. chlamydia
  7. chlamydiacidal
  8. chlamydiae
  9. chlamydial
  10. chlamydially
  11. chlamydiaphage

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chlamydia (page history and authors); chlamydia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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