- trachoma
- trachoma (n.) 1690s, from Mod.L. trachoma, from Gk. trakhoma "roughness," from trakhys "rough."
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Trachoma — (Ancient Greek: rough eye ) is an infectious eye disease, and the leading [ [http://gnntdc.sabin.org/what/aboutntds.html About Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)] ] cause of the world s infectious blindness. Globally, 84 million people suffer… … Wikipedia
trachoma — trachomà dkt. Sir̃gti trachomà … Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodyno antraštynas
trachoma — [trə kō′mə] n. [ModL < Gr trachōma, roughness < trachys, rough: see TRACHEA] a contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis) and characterized by granulation and eventual scar formation… … English World dictionary
Trachoma — Tra*cho ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roughness, fr. ? rough.] (Med.) a contagious granular conjunctivitis caused by the bacterium {Chlamydia trachomatis}. It is a chronic inflammation of the conjunctiva {Tra*chom a*tous}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trachōma — (T. palpebrarum, Trachyma, gr.); Augenliderrauhigkeit. T. caruncularum, so v.w. Morus 2) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Trachoma — Trachoma, griech., flechtenartiger Ausschlag an den Augenlidern … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
trachoma — trachomà sf. (2) RŽ, DŽ, NdŽ, TŽŽ med. virusinis lėtinis akių uždegimas … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
Trachoma — A chronic inflammatory eye disease due to infection with a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. Trachoma results in blindness so frequently that it places a huge burden a year on world health funding ($25 billion in the year 2000). The disease … Medical dictionary
trachoma — trachomatous /treuh kom euh teuhs, koh meuh /, adj. /treuh koh meuh/, n. Ophthalm. a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia… … Universalium
trachoma — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trachōma, from trachys rough Date: circa 1693 a chronic contagious bacterial conjunctivitis marked by inflammatory granulations on the conjunctival surfaces, caused by a chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis), and … New Collegiate Dictionary
