trichoma

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχωμα (tríkhōma), from θρίξ (thríx, hair) + -μα (-ma). Doublet of trichome.

Noun[edit]

trichoma (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, rare) Ingrown eyelash; trichiasis.
  2. (medicine, rare) A trichomatose condition of the hair; plica.

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

trichoma m (plural trichomas)

  1. trichoma