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ONCHOCERCIASIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
onchocerciasis; river blindness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("onchocerciasis" is a kind of...):
infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)
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