granuloma inguinale
noun
granuloma in·gui·na·le
-ˌiŋ-gwə-ˈna-lē 
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: 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)
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granuloma inguinale
noun
granuloma in·gui·na·le
-ˌiŋ-gwə-ˈnal-ē
-ˈnäl-
-ˈnāl-
-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
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