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trachoma
tra·cho·ma [ trə kṓmə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
eye disease: a contagious bacterial eye disease in which scar tissue forms inside the eyelid, eventually causing it to curve inward and the eyelashes to scrape the eye and cause infection
[Late 17th century. < Greek trakhōma "roughness"]

tra·cho·ma·tous adjective
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