venereal lymphogranuloma

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• lymphogranuloma venereum — noun Etymology: New Latin, venereal lymphogranuloma Date: 1938 a contagious venereal disease caused by various strains of a chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) that is marked by painful swelling and inflammation of the lymph nodes especially in the …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lymphogranuloma venereum — lymphogranuloma ve·ne·re·um və nir ē əm n a contagious venereal disease that is caused by various strains of a bacterium of the genus Chlamydia (C. trachomatis) and is marked by painful swelling and inflammation of the lymph nodes esp. in the… …   Medical dictionary

• lymphogranuloma — [lim΄fōgran΄yo͞o lō′mə] n. pl. lymphogranulomas or lymphogranulomata [lim΄fō gran΄yo͞o lō′mə tə] [ LYMPHO + GRANULOMA] any of several diseases characterized by enlargement of specific lymph nodes; esp., a venereal disease (lymphogranuloma… …   English World dictionary

• lymphogranuloma — Old nonspecific term used with reference to a few basically dissimilar diseases in which the pathologic processes result in granulomas or granulomalike lesions, especially in various groups of lymph node s (which then become conspicuously… …   Medical dictionary

• lymphogranuloma venereum — 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 • Syn: ↑LGV, ↑lymphopathia venereum • Hypernyms: ↑venereal disease, ↑VD,… …   Useful english dictionary

• lymphogranuloma — /lim feuh gran yeuh loh meuh/, n., pl. lymphogranulomas, lymphogranulomata / meuh teuh/. Pathol. 1. any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes. 2. Also called lymphogranuloma venereum /veuh near ee euhm/, a… …   Universalium

• venereal disease — noun a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact • Syn: ↑VD, ↑venereal infection, ↑social disease, ↑Cupid s itch, ↑Cupid s disease, ↑Venus s curse, ↑dose, ↑sexually transmitted …   Useful english dictionary

• lymphogranuloma — lym•pho•gran•u•lo•ma [[t]ˌlɪm fəˌgræn yəˈloʊ mə[/t]] n. pl. mas, ma•ta [[t] mə tə[/t]] 1) pat any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes 2) pat Also called lym′phogranulo′ma ve•ne′re•um [[t]vəˈnɪər i əm[/t]] a… …   From formal English to slang

• Venereal disease — A disease that is contracted and transmitted by sexual contact, caused by microorganisms that survive on the skin or mucus membranes, or that are transmitted via semen, vaginal secretions, or blood during intercourse. Because the genital areas… …   Medical dictionary

• venereal infection — noun a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact • Syn: ↑venereal disease, ↑VD, ↑social disease, ↑Cupid s itch, ↑Cupid s disease, ↑Venus s curse, ↑dose, ↑sexually transmitted dis …   Useful english dictionary

• Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …   Medical dictionary