granuloma inguinale

noun

granuloma in·​gui·​na·​le -ˌiŋ-gwə-ˈna-lē  -ˈnä-  -ˈnā- 

: 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

Rhymes for granuloma inguinale

• akali
• bengali
• diwali
• loblolly
• naphtali
• nepali
• secale
• somali
• colley
• collie
• dolly
• folly

Medical Definition

granuloma inguinale

noun

granuloma in·​gui·​na·​le -ˌiŋ-gwə-ˈnal-ē  -ˈnäl-  -ˈnāl- 

: 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