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trachoma

n. an infection of the eye, involving mainly the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by a strain of the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Trachoma begins with pain, tearing, and photophobia; untreated, it progresses to blindness. The causative bacterium is also responsible for a form of nongonococcal urethritis. See ophthalmia.

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