granuloma inguinale

noun

granuloma in·​gui·​na·​le -ˌiŋ-gwə-ˈna-lē How to pronounce granuloma inguinale (audio) -ˈnä- How to pronounce granuloma inguinale (audio) -ˈnā- How to pronounce granuloma inguinale (audio)
: a sexually transmitted disease characterized by ulceration and formation of granulations on the genitalia and in the groin area and caused by a bacterium (Klebsiella granulomatis synonym Calymmatobacterium granulomatis)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, inguinal granuloma

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of granuloma inguinale was in 1918

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granuloma inguinale

noun
granuloma in·​gui·​na·​le -ˌiŋ-gwə-ˈnal-ē How to pronounce granuloma inguinale (audio) -ˈnäl- How to pronounce granuloma inguinale (audio) -ˈnāl- How to pronounce granuloma inguinale (audio)
: 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 Klebsiella (K. granulomatis synonym Calymmatobacterium granulomatis) which is usually recovered from lesions as Donovan bodies

called also donovanosis

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