TRICHIASIS


Meaning of TRICHIASIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: tri- ' k ī - ə -s ə s

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from trich- + -iasis

Date: 1661

: a turning inward of the eyelashes often causing irritation of the eyeball

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