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on·chocer·ci·a·sis
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onchocerciasisnoun
Synonyms:
river blindnessonchocerciasisnoun
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
Princeton's WordNet
onchocerciasis, river blindnessnoun
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:
river blindness
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Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
onchocerciasis
Synonyms:
River blindnessonchocerciasis
Synonyms:
Blinding disease (in part), blinding filarial disease, blinding filariasis, coast erysipelas, coastal erysipelas, craw-craw, juxta-articular nodules (in part), mal morado, onchocercosis, oncocercosis, river blindness, Robles disease, Robles fever, sowdah, volvulosis (in part)
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