Definition of Chlamydial

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the sexually transmitted infection or to the parasite.

Partainyms: Chlamydia, Chlamydia
Derivative terms: Chlamydia, Chlamydia

Definition of Chlamydial

1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to or caused by bacteria of the genus ''Chlamydia'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chlamydial

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Chlamydial

1. Relating to or caused by any bacterium of the genus Chlamydia. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chlamydial

chks
chladniite
chladniites
chlamydate
chlamydeous
chlamydes
chlamydia infections
chlamydia pneumonia
chlamydia pneumoniae
chlamydia psittaci
chlamydiaceae
chlamydiaceae infections
chlamydiae
chlamydial (current term)
chlamydial arthritis
chlamydiales
chlamydias
chlamydiosis
chlamydomonas reinhardtii
chlamydoselachid
chlamydoselachids
chlamydospore
chlamydospores
chlamyphore
chlamyphores
chlamyses

Literary usage of Chlamydial

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"The economic costs of chlamydial infection are estimated to be over $1 billion per year.2 chlamydial infection is more common in persons under age 25, ..."

2. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Screening for chlamydial Infection—Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns ... chlamydial infections are responsible for 25-50% of the 2.5 million cases of ..."

3. Digestive Diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1995)
"... Other sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases A56.3 chlamydial infection of anus and rectum A60 Anogenital herpesviral [herpes simplex] infection A60.1 ..."

4. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1874)
"The chlamydial form is still far from completely understood, and its occurrence may, perhaps, not be possible in some genera. ..."

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