Trachoma Definition

trə-kōmə
noun
A contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis) and characterized by granulation and eventual scar formation.
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Origin of Trachoma

  • New Latin, from Ancient Greek τράχωµα (trachoma, “roughness"), from τρᾱχύς (trachýs, “rough") + -ωμα (-ōma, noun suffix).

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin trāchōma from Greek trākhōma from trākhus rough

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Trachoma Sentence Examples

  • It now includes coverage of the SAFE strategy for the elimination of blinding trachoma.

  • In Ethiopia alone, more than 10 million people have active trachoma.

  • Face washing is one of the most effective ways to prevent the trachoma infection.

  • In most trachoma endemic areas there are not enough ophthalmologists to perform the required number of TT surgeries.

  • Keeping the face clean of all the children and the family prevents trachoma for the whole community at the end.

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