onchocerciasis

/ong-koh-ser-kahy-uh-sis/US // ˌɒŋ koʊ sərˈkaɪ ə sɪs //UK // (ˌɒŋkəʊsəˈkaɪəsɪs) //

盘尾丝虫病,蟠龙病,蟠虺病,盘尾丝虫症

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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Pathology.
- : an infestation with filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca, common in tropical America and Africa, transmitted by black flies, and characterized by nodules under the skin, an itchy rash, eye lesions, and in severe cases, elephantiasis.