Trichiasis
noun, Pathology.
1.
a condition in which the eyelashes grow inwardly.
noun (pathol)
1.
an abnormal position of the eyelashes that causes irritation when they rub against the eyeball
2.
the presence of hairlike filaments in the urine
trichiasis tri·chi·a·sis (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.
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