trichiasis

[ trih-kahy-uh-sis ]
/ trɪˈkaɪ ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

a condition in which the eyelashes grow inwardly.

Origin of trichiasis

1655–65; < Late Latin < Greek trichíāsis. See trich-, -iasis

Words nearby trichiasis

triceps, triceps reflex, triceps surae reflex, triceratops, trich-, trichiasis, trichilemmoma, trichina, trichinella, trichinize, trichinopoly

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British Dictionary definitions for trichiasis

trichiasis
/ (trɪˈkaɪəsɪs) /

noun pathol

an abnormal position of the eyelashes that causes irritation when they rub against the eyeball
the presence of hairlike filaments in the urine

Word Origin for trichiasis

C17: via Late Latin from Greek trikhiasis, from thrix a hair + -iasis

Medical definitions for trichiasis

trichiasis
[ trĭ-kī′ə-sĭs ]

n.

A condition in which the hair adjacent to a natural opening turns inward and causes irritation, as in the inward turning of the eyelashes upon the eye.