onchocerciasis

Meaning

Noun

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.

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Origin

From New Latin Onchocerca, from Ancient Greek ὄγκος ("barb") + κέρκος + .

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