Meanings
abbreviation LGV
- uncountablemedicineA sexually transmitted disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis.
Synonyms: climatic bubo, strumous bubo, Durand–Nicolas–Favre disease, lymphogranuloma inguinale, poradenitis inguinale
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sexually transmitted disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis.
More synonyms by meaning
nouninfectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 性病性淋巴肉芽腫 /性病性淋巴肉芽肿, 第四性病
- 性病性淋巴肉芽腫 /性病性淋巴肉芽肿 (xìngbìngxìng línbā ròuyázhǒng)sexually transmitted disease
- 第四性病 (dìsì xìngbìng)sexually transmitted disease
Finnish lokeronivusajos
- lokeronivusajossexually transmitted disease
Icelandic eitlafár
- eitlafársexually transmitted disease
Swedish lymphogranuloma venereum
- lymphogranuloma venereumsexually transmitted disease
Cite this entry
lymphogranuloma venereum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lymphogranuloma%20venereum
“lymphogranuloma venereum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lymphogranuloma%20venereum. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lymphogranuloma venereum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lymphogranuloma%20venereum.
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