Definitions for trachomatrəˈkoʊ mə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tra•cho•matrəˈkoʊ mə(n.)
a chronic eye infection characterized by granulations and scarring of the cornea and conjunctiva, caused by the bacterium
Chlamydia trachomatis.
Category: Ophthalmology
Origin of trachoma:
1685–95; < Gk trachōma roughness =trāch(ýs) rough +-ōma -oma
Princeton's WordNet
trachoma(noun)
a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
Wiktionary
trachoma(Noun)
An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Trachoma
A chronic infection of the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA caused by CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS.
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