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Definition of: trachoma
(trə·kō′mə) noun Pathol.
A contagious virus disease of the eye characterized by hard papillary elevations or granular excrescences on the inner surface of the eyelids, with inflammation of the lining; granular conjunctivitis. [<NL <Gk. trachōma, -atos roughness <trachys rough]
—tra·chom·a·tous (trə·kom′·ə·təs) adjective
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