NOUN | state | lymphopathia venereum, lymphogranuloma venereum, LGV | infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium |
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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 | lymphogranuloma venereum, LGV | |
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 |
Spanish | linfogranuloma venéreo | |
Catalan | limfogranuloma veneri |
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