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Look up: trachoma


  1. trachoma
    [n] - a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=trachoma

  2. Trachoma
    a persistent, contagious form of conjunctivitis that can lead to complications such as blindness if untreated
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=T

  3. Trachoma
    Trachoma: A chronic inflammatory eye disease due to infection with a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. Trachoma results in blindness so frequently that it places a huge burden a year on world health funding. The disease goes by a number of names such as sandy blight. The transmission of t5he a...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=11991

  4. trachoma
    <ophthalmology> A chronic infectious disease of the conjunctiva and cornea, producing photophobia, pain, lacrimation and blindness. ... It is one of the oldest infectious diseases known to mankind, and dates back several thousand years with first documentation as early as the pharaonic era in ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?trachoma

  5. trachoma
    noun a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=trachoma

  6. trachoma
    (trә-ko´mә) pl. tracho´mata a chronic infectious disease of the conjunctiva and cornea, producing photophobia, pain, and lacrimation, caused by a strain of the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. It is most prevalent in parts of Africa and Asia but also occurs elsewhere, such as in dry par...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Trachoma
    • (n.) Granular conjunctivitis due to a specific micrococcus.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/trachoma/



  1. trachoma
    chronic inflammatory disease of the eye caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterium-like microorganism that grows only within tissue cells of the ... [2 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/68

  2. trachoma
    (Gr. trachoma roughness) a chronic infectious disease of the conjunctiva and cornea, producing photophobia, pain, and lacrimation, caused by an organism once thought to be a virus but now classified as a strain of the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio87.html

  3. trachoma
    trachoma (trukō'mu) , infection of the mucous membrane of the eyelids caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Trachoma infects more than 150 million people worldwide. An estimated 6 million people have become blind because of it, making the disease the second leading cause of blindn...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0849211.html

  4. Trachoma
    Trachoma is a chronic contagious form of conjunctivitis with inflammation of the inner surface of the eyelids. It is characterised by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea and the formation of scar tissue Trachoma is caused by infection with the virus-like bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It fr...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ET.HTM

  5. trachoma
    Type: Term Pronunciation: tră-kō′mă Definitions: 1. Chronic contagious microbial inflammation, with hypertrophy, of the conjunctiva, marked by the formation of minute grayish or yellowish translucent granules caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Synonyms: Egyptian ophthalmia, granul...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=92895

  6. trachoma
    Chronic eye infection, resembling severe conjunctivitis. The conjunctiva becomes inflamed, with scarring and formation of pus, and there may be damage to the cornea. It is caused by a bacterium (chlamydia), and is a disease of dry tropical regions. Although it responds well to antibiotics, numerical...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0013280.html

  7. trachoma
    1) Eye disease
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/trachoma/1

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