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    onchocerciasis

    onchocerciasis - Dictionary definition and meaning for word onchocerciasis

    Definition
    (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
    Synonyms : river blindness
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