chlamydia

chlamydia
[kləˈmɪdɪə]
(复 同单,或 chlamydiae -dɪiː)
  1. a 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
    衣原体
  2. Genus Chlamydia and order Chlamydiales
    衣原体属,衣原体目
派生
chlamydial
adjective
语源
  1. 1960s: modern Latin (plural), from Greek khlamus, khlamud- 'cloak'
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