Trachoma
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- 2 a chronic contagious disease caused by a bacterium and marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue wordnet
Example
More examples"That fall, a Philadelphia surgeon operated on her eyelid to correct a malformation caused by trachoma, a highly contagious eye infection that was epidemic throughout the boarding school system and a major public health concern."
Etymology
From New Latin trachōma, from Ancient Greek τράχωμα (trákhōma, “roughness”), from τρᾱχύς (trākhús, “rough”) + -ωμα (-ōma).