trachoma
See also: trachomą and Trachoma
English
    
    Etymology
    
From New Latin trachōma, from Ancient Greek τράχωμα (trákhōma, “roughness”), from τρᾱχύς (trākhús, “rough”) + -ωμα (-ōma).
Noun
    
trachoma (plural trachomas or trachomata)
- (medicine) An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
Synonyms
    
- (medicine): Egyptian ophthalmia, granular conjunctivitis
Hypernyms
    
- (medicine): chlamydiosis, keratoconjunctivitis
Derived terms
    
- trachomatous (adjective)
Translations
    
infectious disease
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Polish
    
    Etymology
    
Borrowed from New Latin trachōma, from Ancient Greek τράχωμα (trákhōma), from τρᾱχύς (trākhús) + -ωμα (-ōma).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /traˈxɔ.ma/
- Rhymes: -ɔma
- Syllabification: tra‧cho‧ma
Declension
    
Declension of trachoma
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| nominative | trachoma | 
| genitive | trachomy | 
| dative | trachomie | 
| accusative | trachomę | 
| instrumental | trachomą | 
| locative | trachomie | 
| vocative | trachomo | 
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