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)

Examples of granuloma inguinale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Well, donovanosis, otherwise known as granuloma inguinale, has been getting some attention in the U.K. of late. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2021

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, inguinal granuloma

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

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