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a chronic contagious disease caused by a bacterium and marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue

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  1. n. a chronic contagious disease caused by a bacterium and marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue
  2. Granular conjunctivitis due to a specific micrococcus. -- Tra*chom"a*tous (#), a.
  3. Granular conjunctivitis due to a specific micrococcus. --Tra*chom"a*tous (#), a.
  4. n:100 n. a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue