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lymphogranuloma venereum

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis), characterized by an initial genital lesion followed by enlargement of the lymph nodes in the groin area.

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  • noun pathology A sexually transmitted disease caused by the invasive serovars L1, L2, or L3 of Chlamydia trachomatis.

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  • noun infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin : lympho– + granuloma + Latin venereum, neuter of venereus, venereal.]

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