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tra•cho•ma
Pronunciation: (tru-kō'mu), [key]—
n. Ophthalm.
a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium
Chlamydia trachomatis.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.