Onchocerciasis

noun

/ɒŋkəsɜːˈkaɪəsɪs/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA 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

Robles' disease river blindness onchocerchiasis onchocercosis onchocercoma onchodermatitis robles' disease kaodzera opisthorchiasis ophidiomycosis coccidiosis oculopathy

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