STREPTOBACILLUS

streptobacillus

(noun) any of various rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

streptobacillus (plural streptobacilli)

Any bacterium of the genus Streptobacillus.

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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