Trichiasis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trichiasis \Tri*chi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. tri`x,
     tricho`s, hair.] (Med.)
     A disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in
     upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion
     of the lids.
     [1913 Webster]