tra|cho|ma

tra|cho|ma
tra|cho|ma «truh KOH muh», noun.
a contagious inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelids, caused by a virus. Trachoma is common in the Orient and sometimes causes blindness.
[< Late Latin trāchōma < Greek trāchōma roughness < trāchýs rough]

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