Definition of Trachoma. Meaning of Trachoma. Synonyms of Trachoma

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Definition of Trachoma

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

Meaning of Trachoma from wikipedia

- Trachoma is an infectious disease caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids. This...
- Trachoma is an infectious disease Trachoma may also refer to: Trachoma (moth), a genus of moths in the family Ypsolophidae Trachoma (plant), a genus of...
- chlamydia infections of the eyes that go without treatment can result in trachoma, a common cause of blindness in the developing world. Chlamydia can be...
- Trachoma, commonly known as spectral orchids, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are epiphytic plants with...
- that causes chlamydia, which can manifest in various ways, including: trachoma, lymphogranuloma venereum, nongonococcal urethritis, cervicitis, salpingitis...
- Trachoma speciosum, commonly known as the showy spectral orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that forms clumps with many thick, cord-like roots...
- Trachoma papuanum, commonly known as the yellow spectral orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic clump-forming orchid with a between three and six thick...
- ****ociated with lower odds of trachoma. Access to sanitation was ****ociated with 15 percent lower odds of active trachoma and 33 percent lower odds of...
- lifelong companion of Helen Keller. At the age of five, ****van contracted trachoma, an eye disease, which left her partially blind and without reading or...
- the eyeball. It results either from disease (conjunctival sequelae of trachoma) or trauma. Cicatricial pemphigoid and, in severe cases, rosacea may cause...