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chlamydia vs Chlamydia trachomatis

Chlamydia trachomatis vs chlamydia

chlamydia and Chlamydia trachomatis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chlamydia Yes No No No
Chlamydia trachomatis Yes No No No
As nouns, Chlamydia trachomatis is a hyponym of chlamydia; that is, Chlamydia 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
  • Chlamydia trachomatis: bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum
Other hyponyms of chlamydia include C. psittaci, Chlamydia psittaci, C. trachomatis.
chlamydia (noun) Chlamydia 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 Chlamydia trachomatis

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