trichiasis

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noun

Ingrown eyelash.

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trichoma
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Meanings

nountrichiasis (countable and uncountable, plural trichiases)

plural trichiases

  1. countableuncountablemedicineIngrown eyelash.

    Synonyms: trichoma

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIngrown eyelash.

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trichoma

Origin

From tricho- + -iasis.

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APA

trichiasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichiasis

MLA

“trichiasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichiasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trichiasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichiasis.

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