Meanings
nountrachoma (plural trachomas or trachomata)
plural trachomas · plural trachomata
- medicineAn infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
Synonyms: Egyptian ophthalmia, granular conjunctivitis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
Similar
Egyptian ophthalmiagranular conjunctivitis
Origin
- Ancient Greekτράχωμα“roughness”
- New Latintrachōma
- Englishtrachoma
From New Latin trachōma, from Ancient Greek τράχωμα (trákhōma, “roughness”), from τρᾱχύς (trākhús, “rough”) + -ωμα (-ōma).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan tracoma
- tracomainfectious disease
Chinese Mandarin 沙眼, 砂眼
- 沙眼 (shāyǎn)infectious disease
- 砂眼 (shāyǎn)infectious disease
Esperanto traĥomo, trakomo
- traĥomoinfectious disease
- trakomoinfectious disease
Finnish trakooma
- trakoomainfectious disease
French trachome
- trachomeinfectious disease
German Trachom
- Trachominfectious disease
Indonesian trakoma
- trakomainfectious disease
Italian tracoma
- tracomainfectious disease
Japanese トラコーマ
- トラコーマ (torakōma)infectious disease
Malay trakoma
- trakomainfectious disease
Persian تراخم
- تراخم (tarâxom)infectious disease
Polish jaglica, trachoma
- jaglicainfectious disease
- trachomainfectious disease
Romanian trahom
- trahominfectious disease
Russian трахома
- трахома (traxoma)infectious disease
Spanish tracoma
- tracomainfectious disease
Turkish trahom
- trahominfectious disease
Ukrainian трахома
- трахома (traxoma)infectious disease
Vietnamese bệnh mắt hột
- bệnh mắt hộtinfectious disease
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
trachoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trachoma
MLA
“trachoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trachoma. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trachoma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trachoma.
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