trachoma
See also: trachomą and Trachoma
English
Etymology
From New Latin trachōma, from Ancient Greek τράχωμα (trákhōma, “roughness”), from τρᾱχύς (trākhús, “rough”) + -ωμα (-ōma).
Pronunciation
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Noun
trachoma (plural trachomas or trachomata)
- (medicine) An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
Synonyms
- (medicine): Egyptian ophthalmia, granular conjunctivitis
Hypernyms
- (medicine): chlamydiosis, keratoconjunctivitis
Derived terms
- trachomatous (adjective)
Descendants
- → Japanese: トラコーマ (torakōma)
- → Malay: trakoma
- Indonesian: trakoma
Translations
infectious disease
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Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin trachōma, from Ancient Greek τράχωμα (trákhōma), from τρᾱχύς (trākhús) + -ωμα (-ōma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /traˈxɔ.ma/
- Rhymes: -ɔma
- Syllabification: tra‧cho‧ma
Noun
trachoma f
- (ophthalmology) trachoma
- Synonym: jaglica
Declension
Declension of trachoma
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | trachoma |
| genitive | trachomy |
| dative | trachomie |
| accusative | trachomę |
| instrumental | trachomą |
| locative | trachomie |
| vocative | trachomo |