trachoma
pronunciation
How to pronounce trachoma in British English:
UK [trə'kəʊmə]
How to pronounce trachoma in American English:
US [trə'koʊmə]
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- Noun:
- a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
Word Origin
- trachoma (n.)
- disease of the eyes, 1690s, from Modern Latin trachoma, from Greek trakhoma "roughness," from trakhys "rough."
Example
- 1. Another one is called trachoma , or river blindness .
- 2. In 2009 , a study published in the journal of the american medical association showed that mass administration of antibiotics in ethiopia to treat trachoma , a bacterial eye infection , had huge added benefits .
- 3. Therefore , operators need to carefully check the sink facing the light and found that tin weld trachoma .
- 4. Dip-stick test for trachoma control programmes .
- 5. Eliminate blinding trachoma in the developing world .