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English
Etymology
From New Latin Onchocerca (a genus of parasitic worms), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb”) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + -iasis.
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Noun
onchocerciasis (countable and uncountable, plural onchocerciases)
- (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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