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Nov 28, 2009
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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.

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