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granuloma inguinale
[ ing-gwuh-nal-ee, -ney-lee, -nah-ley ]
noun
, Pathology.
- a venereal disease marked by deep ulceration of the skin of the groin and external genitals, caused by the bacterium Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of granuloma inguinale1
1915–20; < New Latin: inguinal granuloma
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Example Sentences
The Department of Health and Human Services has opened the borders to immigrants with granuloma inguinale, chancroid, and lymphogranuloma venereum, which will no longer be considered communicable diseases of public health significance, the Washington Examiner reported Tuesday.
From Washington Times
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