trachomatous
- adjective
- /trəˈkɒmətəs/
- Specialized
- The patient was diagnosed with a trachomatous condition which affected her vision.
- trachomatous inflammation
- trachomatous disease
Examples
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Of these 14 patients, trachomatous disease was severe for 5.
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These collective findings indicate that multiple zoonotic species can probably infect the eyes of humans and might contribute to trachomatous disease pathogenesis.
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In addition, the use of two independent methods to detect Chlamydiaceae, one of which used RNA to demonstrate the presence of viable Chlamydiaceae species in trachomatous eyes, lends further support to this theory.
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In our study, we randomly selected villagers with follicular or intense trachomatous inflammation to screen for Chlamydiaceae infections.
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In addition, infection with each species was significantly associated with antibodies to chlamydial heat shock protein 60, a known virulence factor for the organism associated with inflammation and trachomatous scarring.
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Furthermore, additional species of Chlamydiaceae, namely Chlamydia pneumoniae and C. psittaci, have been implicated in trachomatous disease by our group (6) and by another independent research group from Paris working in Guinea, Africa (7).
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Preventative measures are essential to reduce the incidence of trachomatous infections in vulnerable populations.
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Doctors treat trachomatous diseases by addressing the underlying bacterial infection.
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Morphology
Etymology
The word trachomatous comes from trachoma, which comes from the Greek root trachys meaning 'rough'. The disease makes the inside of the eyelid feel rough, and the same 'rough' root appears in trachea, so trachomatous means 'affected by this eye disease'.