lymphopathia venereum

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymslymphogranuloma venereumLGV

   Broadervenereal disease

Questions about lymphopathia venereum

What does lymphopathia venereum mean?

lymphopathia venereum means "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".

What is another word for lymphopathia venereum?

Close synonyms include lymphogranuloma venereum, LGV. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lymphopathia venereum a common word?

lymphopathia venereum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.