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Growing up in an orphanage with no proper educational facilities and suffering from, Anne Sullivan had not been discouraged by her .


Do you use in daily speech or do you have a casual term for it like eye deseases/problems?
is very abstract for me; could you give a few examples to illustrate the concept? Thanks
People who use English often use the latin name of a disease. It is common to use Latin when discussing diseases, medicine, and anatomy. Some doctors do not use Latin, because Latin is not needed in some places. Serious people will use Latin.

Early years of difficulties = problems from the past.
I would say that many people who are not familiar with scientific names wouldn't know what you meant, only because it's not a condition you run into every day. You would use trachoma if that is the one specific disease you are refering to however.
Hello quietdandelion

Anne Sullivan contracted (caught) a trachoma trachoma in one eye when she was a little girl. Trachoma is a infectious disease that causes blindness.

You could say "Anne Sullivan had a serious eye disease, and other eye problems".

I only know this because I remember Anne Sullivan's story. I wouldn't remember what trachoma is without her name.

I hope that's useful.

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