trachoma

/truh-koh-muh/US // trəˈkoʊ mə //UK // (trəˈkəʊmə) //

沙眼,砂眼

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Ophthalmology.
- : a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.

This is an operation for the removal of follicular formations in the conjunctiva, and is used more especially in trachoma.
The disease sometimes lasts for years without causing Trachoma.
Trachoma, a virulent form of conjunctivitis, is a communicable eye disease which must be carefully safeguarded.
Many of these cases are out-and-out trachoma, others acute conjunctivitis, and a larger proportion are "mild trachoma."
Two other "catching" diseases cause city schools a great deal of trouble,—trachoma and pediculosis (head lice).