onchocerciasis

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English

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Etymology

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From New Latin Onchocerca (a genus of parasitic worms), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, barb) + κέρκος (kérkos, tail) + -iasis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɒŋkəsɜːˈkaɪəsɪs/

Noun

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onchocerciasis (countable and uncountable, plural onchocerciases)

  1. (pathology) A disease caused by a worm of the genus Onchocerca, especially as transmitted to humans by flies and often causing blindness; common in tropical Africa.
    Synonyms: river blindness, Robles' disease

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