trachoma
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek τράχωμα (trákhōma, “roughness”), from τρᾱχύς (trākhús, “rough”) + -ωμα
Noun[edit]
trachoma (plural trachomas or trachomata)
- (medicine) An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
Synonyms[edit]
- (medicine): Egyptian ophthalmia, granular conjunctivitis
Hypernyms[edit]
- (medicine): chlamydiosis, keratoconjunctivitis
Derived terms[edit]
- trachomatous (adjective)
Translations[edit]
infectious disease