chlamydia
chla·my·dia
noun
2.
coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract
Origin
From New Latin chlamydia, from Ancient Greek χλαμύδιον (khlamúdion, “small cloak”), from χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak”).
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