Trachoma Definition

trə-kōmə
noun
A contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis) and characterized by granulation and eventual scar formation.
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Origin of Trachoma

  • New Latin, from Ancient Greek τράχωµα (trachoma, “roughness"), from τρᾱχύς (trachýs, “rough") + -ωμα (-ōma, noun suffix).

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin trāchōma from Greek trākhōma from trākhus rough

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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