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noun
A bacterial disease caused by Klebsiella granulomatis characterized by ulcerative genital lesions, endemic in many less developed regions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the skin in the genital and groin region
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: granuloma venereum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD
History
A New Latin construction, from grānulōma (“granuloma”) + inguinālis (“inguinal, of the groin”).
Across languages
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