trichoma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Ingrown eyelash; trichiasis.
  2. A trichomatose condition of the hair; plica.

Word forms

trichoma

Etymology

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

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