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) (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 ====