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Definition of: trichiasis
(tri·kī′ə·sis) noun Pathol.
1. A condition of ingrowing hairs about an orifice, especially ingrowing eyelashes.
2. The presence of hairlike filaments in the urine. [<LL trichiasis <Gk. <trichiaein be hairy <thrix, trichos hair]
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