trəˈkōmə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trachōma, from trachys rough, harsh + -ōma -oma
: a chronic contagious conjunctivitis characterized by the presence on the conjunctival surfaces of inflammatory granulations that are eventually replaced by scar tissue and caused by a rickettsia ( Chlamydia trachomatis )
• tra·choma·tous trəˈkäməd.əs, -kōm- adjective