Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, VD, venereal disease, Venus's curse - a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

genus Chlamydia - type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae: disease-causing parasites

C. psittaci, Chlamydia psittaci - bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia

C. trachomatis, Chlamydia trachomatis - bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venerum