— trachomatous /treuh kom"euh teuhs, -koh"meuh-/ , adj.
/treuh koh"meuh/ , n. Ophthalm.
a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
[ 1685-95; tráchoma roughness, equiv. to trach ( ýs ) rough + -oma -OMA ]