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(tri kī′ə sis)

noun

an abnormal condition in which hairs, esp. the eyelashes, grow inward

Origin: LL < Gr: see trichina & -iasis

See trichiasis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A condition of ingrowing hairs about an orifice, especially ingrowing eyelashes.

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