a chronic contagious disease of the eye characterized by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea and the formation of scar tissue, caused by infection with the virus-like bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis
Derived forms
trachomatous (trəˈkɒmətəs, -ˈkəʊ-)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from New Latin, from Greek trakhōma roughness, from trakhus rough
trachoma in American English
(trəˈkoʊmə)
noun
a contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis) and characterized by granulation and eventual scar formation