Definition of trachoma in English:

trachoma

noun trəˈkəʊmətrəˈkoʊmə

mass noun

A contagious bacterial infection of the eye, causing inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the lids.
The disease is caused by the chlamydial organism Chlamydia trichomatis
Example sentencesExamples
- The biggest health problems are tuberculosis, venereal diseases, malaria, trachoma, typhoid fever, and dysentery.
- Other diseases include hepatitis, trachoma, and tuberculosis.
- I saw the Chlamydial eye disease trachoma in the poor of Glasgow and lymphogranuloma in soldiers from a military hospital STD clinic in 1940 before the cause was known.
- In Gambia the prevalence of the chlamydial disease trachoma in villages with frequent spraying to reduce flies is significantly lower than in villages without spraying.
- In addition, diarrhoea and diseases such as scabies, conjunctivitis, and trachoma are associated with poor hygiene and result from a breakdown in sanitation if water resources become depleted.

Derivatives

trachomatous

adjectivetrəˈkɒmətəstrəˈkəʊmətəs

A total of 708 eyes with moderate trachomatous entropion and major trichiasis underwent this surgery, but only 508 of these were followed up during a 6-month period.
Example sentencesExamples
- There was no significant difference between the mycotic flora of the active and healed trachomatous cases.
- The distribution of abnormal eyelashes by the severity of trachomatous trichiasis is given in Table 3.
- Management of trachomatous cicatricial entropion of the upper eye lid presents a difficult problem.
- About 7.6 million people have trachomatous trichiasis, the blinding stage of this infectious disease.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Greek trakhōma 'roughness', from trakhus 'rough'.

Definition of trachoma in US English:

trachoma

nountrəˈkoʊmətrəˈkōmə

A contagious bacterial infection of the eye in which there is inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the lids.
The disease is caused by the chlamydial organism Chlamydia trachomatis
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, diarrhoea and diseases such as scabies, conjunctivitis, and trachoma are associated with poor hygiene and result from a breakdown in sanitation if water resources become depleted.
- The biggest health problems are tuberculosis, venereal diseases, malaria, trachoma, typhoid fever, and dysentery.
- In Gambia the prevalence of the chlamydial disease trachoma in villages with frequent spraying to reduce flies is significantly lower than in villages without spraying.
- Other diseases include hepatitis, trachoma, and tuberculosis.
- I saw the Chlamydial eye disease trachoma in the poor of Glasgow and lymphogranuloma in soldiers from a military hospital STD clinic in 1940 before the cause was known.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Greek trakhōma ‘roughness’, from trakhus ‘rough’.

单词	trachoma
释义	Definition of trachoma in English: trachoma noun trəˈkəʊmətrəˈkoʊmə mass noun A contagious bacterial infection of the eye, causing inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the lids. The disease is caused by the chlamydial organism Chlamydia trichomatis Example sentencesExamples The biggest health problems are tuberculosis, venereal diseases, malaria, trachoma, typhoid fever, and dysentery. Other diseases include hepatitis, trachoma, and tuberculosis. I saw the Chlamydial eye disease trachoma in the poor of Glasgow and lymphogranuloma in soldiers from a military hospital STD clinic in 1940 before the cause was known. In Gambia the prevalence of the chlamydial disease trachoma in villages with frequent spraying to reduce flies is significantly lower than in villages without spraying. In addition, diarrhoea and diseases such as scabies, conjunctivitis, and trachoma are associated with poor hygiene and result from a breakdown in sanitation if water resources become depleted. Derivatives trachomatous adjectivetrəˈkɒmətəstrəˈkəʊmətəs A total of 708 eyes with moderate trachomatous entropion and major trichiasis underwent this surgery, but only 508 of these were followed up during a 6-month period. Example sentencesExamples There was no significant difference between the mycotic flora of the active and healed trachomatous cases. The distribution of abnormal eyelashes by the severity of trachomatous trichiasis is given in Table 3. Management of trachomatous cicatricial entropion of the upper eye lid presents a difficult problem. About 7.6 million people have trachomatous trichiasis, the blinding stage of this infectious disease. Origin Late 17th century: from Greek trakhōma 'roughness', from trakhus 'rough'. Definition of trachoma in US English: trachoma nountrəˈkoʊmətrəˈkōmə A contagious bacterial infection of the eye in which there is inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the lids. The disease is caused by the chlamydial organism Chlamydia trachomatis Example sentencesExamples In addition, diarrhoea and diseases such as scabies, conjunctivitis, and trachoma are associated with poor hygiene and result from a breakdown in sanitation if water resources become depleted. The biggest health problems are tuberculosis, venereal diseases, malaria, trachoma, typhoid fever, and dysentery. In Gambia the prevalence of the chlamydial disease trachoma in villages with frequent spraying to reduce flies is significantly lower than in villages without spraying. Other diseases include hepatitis, trachoma, and tuberculosis. I saw the Chlamydial eye disease trachoma in the poor of Glasgow and lymphogranuloma in soldiers from a military hospital STD clinic in 1940 before the cause was known. Origin Late 17th century: from Greek trakhōma ‘roughness’, from trakhus ‘rough’.
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