Tra·cho·ma n. Med. a contagious granular conjunctivitis caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is a chronic inflammation of the conjunctiva -- Tra*chom*a*tous a.
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Chlamydia trachomatis
n : bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases
chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venerum [syn: C.
trachomatis]