| 释义 |
tra·cho·ma
\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 |