ONCHOCERCIASIS

onchocerciasis, river blindness

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

onchocerciasis (countable and uncountable, plural onchocerciases)

(medicine) 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

• Robles' disease

Source: Wiktionary

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