ONCHOCERCIASIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

onchocerciasis; river blindness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("onchocerciasis" is a kind of...):

infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)

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