1) Eye disease
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• (n.) Granular conjunctivitis due to a specific micrococcus.
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(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.
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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]
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<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 Egypt. ... The disease is associated with poor soc...
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(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 parts of the southwestern United ...
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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, granular lids, granular ophthalmia
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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 agent of trachoma is mainly among children and from...
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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 frequently leads to blindness.
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n] - a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
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a type of conjunctivitis, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, that is a major cause of preventable blindness
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a persistent, contagious form of conjunctivitis that can lead to complications such as blindness if untreated
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noun a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
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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, numerically it remains the biggest single cause of blindnes...
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