trachoma

noun

tra·cho·ma | \ trə-ˈkō-mə

Definition of trachoma

: a chronic contagious bacterial conjunctivitis marked by inflammatory granulations on the conjunctival surfaces, caused by a chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis), and commonly resulting in blindness if left untreated

Examples of trachoma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The communal environment of boarding schools spread tuberculosis and trachoma, an eye disease. — Brenda J. Child, Star Tribune, 29 July 2021 Both are on track to be certified as having eliminated trachoma by the World Health Organisation. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 29 Oct. 2019 This debate is familiar territory to trachoma researchers, including those at the Proctor Foundation, which works to prevent blindness. — Maryn Mckenna, WIRED, 10 May 2018 Azithromycin has been administered prophylactically for two decades to communities in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia en masse to prevent trachoma, a bacterial infection that causes blindness. — Betsy Mckay, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018 One estimate finds that surgery that prevents blindness induced by trachoma, an infectious disease, costs a charity just $100 per operation. — The Economist, 2 June 2018 A decade ago, a group of researchers were studying how best to prevent trachoma, a blinding bacterial infection, in clusters of villages in Ethiopia. — Maryn Mckenna, WIRED, 10 May 2018 See More

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trachoma

noun

tra·cho·ma | \ trə-ˈkō-mə

Medical Definition of trachoma

: a chronic contagious conjunctivitis marked by inflammatory granulations on the conjunctival surfaces, caused by a bacterium of the genus Chlamydia (C. trachomatis), and commonly resulting in blindness if left untreated

Other Words from trachoma

trachomatous \ trə-ˈkō-mət-əs

, -ˈkäm-ət-əs

\ adjective