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chlamydia vs C. trachomatis

C. trachomatis vs chlamydia

chlamydia and C. trachomatis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chlamydia Yes No No No
C. trachomatis Yes No No No
As nouns, C. trachomatis is a hyponym of chlamydia; that is, C. trachomatis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chlamydia:
  • chlamydia: coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract
  • C. trachomatis: bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum
Other hyponyms of chlamydia include C. psittaci, Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia trachomatis.
chlamydia (noun) C. trachomatis (noun)
coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum
a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
Difference between chlamydia and C. trachomatis

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