Trachoma

Origin

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τράχωµα (trachoma, "roughness"), from τρᾱχύς (trachýs, "rough") + -ωμα.

Full definition of trachoma

Noun

1. (medicine) An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.

Synonyms

• (medicine) Egyptian ophthalmia, granular conjunctivitis

Hypernyms

• (medicine) chlamydiosis, keratoconjunctivitis

Derived terms

• trachomatous

Anagrams

• achromat