Onchocerciasis
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- river blindness
- plural
- Onchocerciasises
- possessive
- Onchocerciasis's
- pluralpossessive
- Onchocerciasises'