trachoma
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of trachoma
1685–95; < Greek trā́chōma roughness, equivalent to trāch ( ýs ) rough + -ōma -oma
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The most feared of all diseases was trachoma, an infection of the eyes that did not kill but left its victims blind.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Given its limited resources, the Zambian government has to prioritize “mainstream” diseases that result in loss of life, like H.I.V., over neglected diseases like trachoma, he said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
He was already working in trachoma and Guinea worm and had been for many years all over Africa.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2019
Blinding trachoma is one of the so-called neglected tropical diseases, most of which affect very poor communities.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2018
It diagnosed the C of conjunctivitis, the F of favus, and the T of trachoma.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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