Trachoma

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
  2. 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

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ablepsiaamaurosisbenightednessblepharitisblind sideblind spot

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"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).

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