trachoma
nounEtymology From New Latin trachōma, from Ancient Greek τράχωμα (trákhōma, “roughness”), from τρᾱχύς (trākhús, “rough”) + -ωμα (-ōma).
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Medicine, Sciences An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- Synonyms
- Egyptian ophthalmia, granular conjunctivitis
- Derived terms
- trachomatous
- Hypernyms
- chlamydiosis, keratoconjunctivitis