onchocerciasis

English

Etymology

From New Latin Onchocerca (a genus of parasitic worms), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb”) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + -iasis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒŋkəsɜːˈkaɪəsɪs/

Noun

onchocerciasis (countable and uncountable, plural onchocerciases)

1. (pathology) 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

Translations

Translations

• Italian: oncocercosi (it)
• Spanish: oncocercosis f
• Swahili: upofu wa mto