trachoma
/trəˈkəʊmə/noun
mass noun
1- a contagious bacterial infection of the eye in which there is inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the lids沙眼。
1.1
- The disease is caused by the chlamydial organism Chlamydia trichomatis.该疾病系由沙眼衣原体所致。
派生词
trachomatous
/-ˈkəʊmətəs/ adjective词源
late 17th cent.: from Greek trakhōma 'roughness', from trakhus 'rough'.