granuloma inguinale

granuloma in·gui·na·le

noun
\-ˌiŋ-gwə-ˈnal-ē, -ˈnäl-, -ˈnāl-\

Definition of GRANULOMA INGUINALE

: 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. granulomatis synonym Donovania granulomatis) which is usually recovered from lesions as Donovan bodies