- genus Calymmatobacterium
- nouna genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale• Syn: ↑Calymmatobacterium• Member Meronyms: ↑Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
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genus Calymmatobacterium
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Calymmatobacterium — noun a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale • Syn: ↑genus Calymmatobacterium • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria, ↑bacterium • Member Meronyms: ↑Calymmatobacterium granulomatis * * * kə|liməd.ō+ … Useful english dictionary
Calymmatobacterium granulomatis — noun the species of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria species • Member Holonyms: ↑Calymmatobacterium, ↑genus Calymmatobacterium … Useful english dictionary
Calymmatobacterium — A genus of nonmotile bacteria (of uncertain taxonomic classification) containing Gram negative, pleomorphic rods with single or bipolar condensations of chromatin; cells occur singly and in clusters. Outside the human body, growth occurs only in… … Medical dictionary
Donovanosis — Taxobox | name = Calymmatobacterium granulomatis regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Gamma Proteobacteria ordo = Enterobacteriales familia = Enterobacteriaceae genus = Calymmatobacterium or Klebsiella species =… … Wikipedia
granuloma inguinale — granuloma in·gui·na·le .iŋ gwə nal ē, näl , nāl n a sexually transmitted disease characterized by ulceration and formation of granulations on the genitalia and in the groin area and caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium (C.… … Medical dictionary
granuloma inguinale — 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 • Syn: ↑granuloma venereum • Hypernyms: ↑venereal disease, ↑VD, ↑venereal infection, ↑social … Useful english dictionary
Donovan body — Don·o·van body dän ə vən , dən n an encapsulated gram negative bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium (C. granulomatis) that is the causative agent of granuloma inguinale and is characterized by one or two opposite polar chromatin masses… … Medical dictionary
granuloma venereum — 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 • Syn: ↑granuloma inguinale • Hypernyms: ↑venereal disease, ↑VD, ↑venereal infection,… … Useful english dictionary
donovan body — ˈdänəvən , ˈdən noun Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: after Charles Donovan died 1951 British physician : an organism of the genus Calymmatobacterium characterized by one or two opposite polar chromatin masses … Useful english dictionary
Granuloma inguinale — Classification and external resources Donovanosis of the penis. ICD 10 A58 … Wikipedia
