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单词 trachoma
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trachoma in British English

(trəˈkəʊmə)
noun
a chronic contagious disease of the eye characterized by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea and the formation of scar tissue, caused by infection with the virus-like bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis
Derived forms
trachomatous (trəˈkɒmətəs, -ˈkəʊ-)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from New Latin, from Greek trakhōma roughness, from trakhus rough

trachoma in American English

(trəˈkoʊmə)
noun
a contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis) and characterized by granulation and eventual scar formation
Derived forms
trachomatous (traˈchomatous) (trəˈkɑmətəs; trəˈkoʊmətəs)
adjective
Word origin
ModL < Gr trachōma, roughness < trachys, rough: see trachea

Examples of 'trachoma' in a sentence
trachoma

Pictures of a doctor turning back a young man's eyelids with a button hook to check for trachoma hung from the ceiling.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (2003)
He had a permanent post office box in Kathmandu and was doing cataract and trachoma surgery in the Himalayan foothills.
John Murray A FEW SHORT NOTES ON TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES (2003)

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