tra·cho·ma 
(trə-kōmə)
(trə-kōmə)n.
A contagious disease of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by the gram-negative bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized by inflammation, hypertrophy, and formation of granules of adenoid tissue. It is a major cause of blindness in Asia and Africa.
[New Latin trāchōma, from Greek trākhōma, from trākhus, rough.]
tra·choma·tous (-kōmə-təs) adj.
- silverberry
- silver bromide
- silver bullet
- silver certificate
- silver chloride
- silver cord
- silverfish
- silver fox
- silveriness
- silver iodide
- silver lining
- silver maple
- silver mound
- silvern
- silver nitrate
- silver perch
- silver plate
- silver-plate
- silverpoint
- silver protein
- silverrod
- silver salmon
- silver screen
- silverside
- silversides