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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