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Trachoma

Trachoma Meaning & Definition
Trachoma Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Trachoma?

[n] a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue

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See Also | eye disease

Trachoma In Webster's Dictionary

\Tra*cho"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roughness, fr. ? rough.] (Med.) Granular conjunctivitis due to a specific micrococcus. -- {Tra*chom"a*tous}, a.

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