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onchocerciasis

onc·ho·cer·ciasis

UK/ɒŋkəsɜːˈkaɪəsɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America

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Origin

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

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