trachoma (redirected from trachomatous)

tra·cho·ma  (tr-km)

n.

A contagious disease of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by the gram-negative bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized by inflammation, hypertrophy, and formation of granules of adenoid tissue. It is a major cause of blindness in Asia and Africa.

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[New Latin trchma, from Greek trkhma, from trkhus, rough.]

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tra·choma·tous (-km-ts) adj.

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trachoma [trəˈkəʊmə]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a chronic contagious disease of the eye characterized by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea and the formation of scar tissue, caused by infection with the virus-like bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis

[from New Latin, from Greek trakhōma roughness, from trakhus rough]

trachomatous  [trəˈkɒmətəs -ˈkəʊ-] adj

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trachoma  (tr-km)

A contagious disease of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized by granules of inflammatory tissue. It is a major cause of blindness in Asia and Africa.

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trachoma

a contagious form of conjunctivitis, with the formation of inflammatory granules on the inner surface of the eyelid. — trachomatous, adj.

See also: Eyes

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

trachoma - a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue eye disease - any disease of the eye

Translations

trachoma [træˈkəʊmə] N → tracoma m

trachoma

n → Körnerkrankheit f, → (hartnäckige) Bindehautentzündung