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onchocerciasis/ˌɒŋkəʊsɜ:ˈsaiəsis, -ˈkaiəsis/n. Med. infestation with parasitic threadworms of the genus Onchocerca; esp. river blindness, caused by O. volvulus 【医】盘尾丝虫病(盘丝属蛲虫大量寄生引起,尤指旋盘尾丝虫引起的盲症) [genus name Onchocerca (Greek ogkos ‘barb’ + kerkos ‘tail’) + -IASIS] |