Etymology

trachoma

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Today it means: An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Full definition →

New Latin trachōma ← Ancient Greek τράχωμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτράχωμα“roughness”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromtrachōma
  3. English todaytrachoma

From New Latin trachōma, from Ancient Greek τράχωμα (trákhōma, “roughness”), from τρᾱχύς (trākhús, “rough”) + -ωμα (-ōma).

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