Trachoma — (Ancient Greek: rough eye ) is an infectious eye disease, and the leading [ [ https://ift.tt/3jB4qvh About Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)] ] cause of the world s infectious blindness. Globally, 84 million people suffer… … Wikipedia

trachoma — (n.) 1690s, from Mod.L. trachoma, from Gk. trakhoma roughness, from trakhys rough … Etymology dictionary

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

trachoma — tra•cho•ma [[t]trəˈkoʊ mə[/t]] n. oph a chronic eye infection characterized by granulations and scarring of the cornea and conjunctiva, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis[/ex] • Etymology: 1685–95; < Gk trachōma roughness =trāch(ýs) … From formal English to slang

trachoma — (trah ko mah) A chronic infectious disease of the conjunctiva and cornea, producing pain, inflammation and sometimes blindness. It is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes A C … Dictionary of microbiology

trachoma — noun An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis … Wiktionary

trachoma — (tra ko ma) s. m. Terme de médecine. Ophthalmie accompagnée de l aspérité de la surface interne des paupières. ÉTYMOLOGIE Du grec, rudesse, du grec, rude … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d’Émile Littré

trachoma — Synonyms and related words: ablepsia, amaurosis, benightedness, blepharitis, blind side, blind spot, blindfolding, blinding, blindness, blurring the eyes, cataract, cecity, choroiditis, conjunctivitis, cross eye, darkness, defective vision,… … Moby Thesaurus