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trachoma

Syllabification: (tra·cho·ma)
Pronunciation: /trəˈkōmə/
Definition of trachoma

noun

  • a contagious bacterial infection of the eye in which there is inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the lids.
    • The disease is caused by the chlamydial organism Chlamydia trachomatis

Derivatives

trachomatous

Pronunciation: /-mətəs/
adjective

Origin:

late 17th century: from Greek trakhōma 'roughness', from trakhus 'rough'

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