chlamydia
/kləˈmɪdɪə/noun
(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。
1.1
- Genus Chlamydia and order Chlamydiales.衣原体属, 衣原体目。
派生词
chlamydial
adjective词源
1960s: modern Latin (plural)， from Greek khlamus, khlamud- 'cloak'.