Definitions
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- noun Any member of the
genus Ureaplasma ofurease -positivebacteria .
Etymologies
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From the genus name.
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Examples
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Various types of bacteria and other organisms, including genital mycoplasma and ureaplasma, have also been linked to PID.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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The infection could be caused by chlamydia, ureaplasma urealyticum which is found in many people with no symptoms, or mycoplasma genitalium.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Some causes aren't linked to sex, but many are including chlamydia, and mycoplasma as well as ureaplasma.
mirror.co.uk - Home 2009
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