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TRACHOMA
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
Etymology
Noun
trachoma (plural trachomas or trachomata)
(medicine) An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
Synonyms
• (medicine): Egyptian ophthalmia, granular conjunctivitis
Hypernyms
• (medicine): chlamydiosis, keratoconjunctivitis
Anagrams
• 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
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