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HANDWRINGER
Etymology
Noun
handwringer (plural handwringers)
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
Source: Wiktionary
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) 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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