trachoma

[ truh-koh-muh ]

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noun

, Ophthalmology.

a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.

trachoma

/ trəˈkəʊmə; trəˈkɒmətəs; -ˈkəʊ- /

a chronic contagious disease of the eye characterized by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea and the formation of scar tissue, caused by infection with the virus-like bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis

trachoma

/ trə-kō′mə /

A contagious disease of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized by granules of inflammatory tissue. It is a major cause of blindness in Asia and Africa.

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tra·chom·a·tous [tr, uh, -, kom, -, uh, -t, uh, s, -, koh, -m, uh, -], adjective

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1685–95; < Greek trā́chōma roughness, equivalent to trāch ( ýs ) rough + -ōma -oma

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C17: from New Latin, from Greek trakhōma roughness, from trakhus rough

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This is an operation for the removal of follicular formations in the conjunctiva, and is used more especially in trachoma.

The disease sometimes lasts for years without causing Trachoma.

Trachoma, a virulent form of conjunctivitis, is a communicable eye disease which must be carefully safeguarded.

Many of these cases are out-and-out trachoma, others acute conjunctivitis, and a larger proportion are "mild trachoma."

Two other "catching" diseases cause city schools a great deal of trouble,—trachoma and pediculosis (head lice).

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