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Definition of "Chlamydia"

Chlamydia

  • proper noun

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydiaceae – very small parasitic bacterium which, like a virus, requires the biochemical mechanisms of another cell in order to reproduce. Bacteria of this type cause various diseases including trachoma, psittacosis, and non-specific urethritis.  

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