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trichoma

trichoma noun: ingrown eyelash; trichiasis.

Noun

trichoma (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Ingrown eyelash; trichiasis.
  2. (rare) A trichomatose condition of the hair; plica.

Origin of trichoma

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχωμα (tríkhōma), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + -μα (-ma). Doublet of trichome.

Questions about trichoma

What does trichoma mean?
Trichoma means ingrown eyelash; trichiasis.
What part of speech is trichoma?
Trichoma is a noun.

Words near trichoma in the dictionary

  1. trichologist
  2. trichologists
  3. trichology
  4. tricholomataceous
  5. tricholomatoid
  6. trichoma
  7. trichomania
  8. trichomaniac
  9. trichomaniacs
  10. trichomanoid
  11. trichomatose

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