'Trachomatous' definitions:

Definition of 'Trachomatous'

From: GCIDE
  • Trachoma \Tra*cho"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roughness, fr. ? rough.] (Med.) a contagious granular conjunctivitis caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is a chronic inflammation of the conjunctiva -- {Tra*chom"a*tous}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]