Meaning of CHLAMYDIA

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract
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	See Also:		eubacteria, eubacterium, genus Chlamydia, true bacteria
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		A group of bacterial micro-organisms that causes various infectious diseases in humans. It is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. It can be treated with antibiotics.
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A genus of gram-negative bacteria which is a parasite living within the cells of humans and other animals, causing a wide variety of diseases. In humans, they cause inclusion conjunctivitis and the venereal (sexually-transmitted) disease by the same name. This STD causes symptoms such as abnormal genital discharge and pelvic pain (in women), but often it produces no symptoms at all. If left untreated, it can cause pelvic inflammatory disease in women (which can lead to sterility and other problems) and, if transmitted during birth, can cause eye infections and pneumonia in newborns. It can be cured with antibiotics.