See Also: trachoma(medicine)
Trachoma(health)
trachoma(dictionary)
follicular trachoma(medicine)
granular trachoma(medicine)
trachoma bodies(medicine)
trachoma glands(medicine)
trachoma virus(medicine)

trachoma (iou)



trachoma noun. L17.
[Greek trakhoma roughness, from trakhus rough: see -OMA.]
Medicine. A chronic contagious disease of the eye caused by the virus-like bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, characterized by inflammation and granulation of the conjunctiva of the eyelids, common in tropical countries, and freq. leading to blindness.
trachomatous adjective pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected by trachoma L19.