trichiasis
/ˌtrɪkɪˈeɪsɪs
/ /trɪˈkʌɪəsɪs /noun [mass noun] Medicine
Ingrowth or introversion of the eyelashes.About 7.6 million people have trachomatous trichiasis, the blinding stage of this infectious disease....
- Adverse outcomes of interventions were corneal exposure, ulceration, phthisis bulbi, and severe recurrent trichiasis.
- The surgery is a simple procedure for realigning the inturned eyelashes of trichiasis patients.
Origin
Mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek trikhiasis, from trikhian 'be hairy'.