English > lymphogranuloma venereum: 1 sense > noun 1, state| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | LGV, lymphopathia venereum |
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| Broader | venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD | A communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact |
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| Spanish | linfogranuloma venéreo |
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| Catalan | limfogranuloma veneri |
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