"onchocerciasis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɒŋkəsɜːˈkaɪəsɪs/ Forms: onchocerciases [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin Onchocerca (a genus of parasitic worms), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb”) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + -iasis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|Onchocerca|pos=a genus of parasitic worms}} New Latin Onchocerca (a genus of parasitic worms), {{der|en|grc|ὄγκος||barb}} Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb”), {{affix|en|-iasis}} -iasis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|onchocerciases}} onchocerciasis (countable and uncountable, plural onchocerciases)
  1. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Infestations, Pathology Categories (lifeform): Nematodes Synonyms: river blindness, Robles' disease Translations (Translations): oncocercosi (Italian), oncocercosis [feminine] (Spanish), upofu wa mto (Swahili)

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