granuloma inguinale

granuloma inguinale
noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, inguinal granuloma Date: 1918 a sexually transmitted disease characterized by ulceration and formation of granulations on the genitalia and in the groin area and caused by a bacterium (Calymmatobacterium granulomatis syn. Donovania granulomatis)

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  • Granuloma inguinale — Classification and external resources Donovanosis of the penis. ICD 10 A58 …   Wikipedia

  • Granuloma inguinale — Granuloma inguinale,   Granuloma venere|um, Donovanosis, in tropischen Ländern auftretende, durch Geschlechtsverkehr übertragene chronische Infektionskrankheit. Erreger ist Donovania granulomatis, ein gramnegatives, stäbchenförmiges Bakterium.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Granuloma inguinale — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A58 Granuloma venereum (inguinale) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • granuloma inguinale — /ing gweuh nal ee, nay lee, nah lay/, Pathol. a venereal disease marked by deep ulceration of the skin of the groin and external genitals, caused by the bacterium Calymmatobacterium granulomatis. Also called granuloma venereum /veuh near ee euhm/ …   Universalium

  • 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

  • granuloma inguinale — an infectious disease caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, which is transmitted during sexual intercourse. A pimply rash on and around the genital organs develops into a granulomatous ulcer. The disease responds to treatment with… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • granuloma venereum — granuloma ve·ne·re·um və nir ē əm n GRANULOMA INGUINALE * * * g. inguinale …   Medical dictionary

  • inguinale — see GRANULOMA INGUINALE, LYMPHOGRANULOMA INGUINALE …   Medical dictionary

  • granuloma in|gui|na|le — «IHNG wuh NAH lee», a chronic venereal disease, common in the tropics, characterized by deep ulceration of the area around the groin. ╂[< New Latin granuloma inguinale inguinal granuloma] …   Useful english dictionary

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