Trachoma \Tra*cho"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roughness, fr. ? rough.] (Med.) Granular conjunctivitis due to a specific micrococcus. -- {Tra*chom"a*tous}, a.
trachoma n : a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue