trachoma
(noun) a chronic contagious disease caused by a bacterium and marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
trachoma (plural trachomas or trachomata)
(medicine) An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
• (medicine): Egyptian ophthalmia, granular conjunctivitis
• (medicine): chlamydiosis, keratoconjunctivitis
• achromat
Source: Wiktionary
Tra*cho"ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. roughness, fr. rough.] (Med.)
Definition: Granular conjunctivitis due to a specific micrococcus. -- Tra*chom"a*tous (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
