名詞 onchocerciasis:

1. 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
   同義詞：river blindness

on.cho.cer.ci.a.sis

n.（名詞）
A disease caused by infestation with filarial worms of the genusOnchocerca, especially a disease of human beings caused by O. volvulus and characterized by nodular swellings on the skin and lesions of the eyes. Transmitted by black flies, the disease occurs in tropical regions of Africa and Central America. Also called river blindness
盤(pán)尾絲蟲(chóng)?。阂环N由盤(pán)尾絲蟲(chóng)屬 的絲蟲(chóng)傳播引起的疾病，尤指由 盤(pán)尾絲蟲(chóng) 引起的人類(lèi)疾病，癥狀是皮膚上有結(jié)瘤狀的腫塊和眼睛發(fā)炎。由刺螫蠅傳播，常見(jiàn)于非洲和中美洲的熱帶地區(qū) 也作 river blindness

來(lái)源：
New Latin
現(xiàn)代拉丁語(yǔ)
Onchocerca [genus name] Greek onkos [barb] Greek kerkos [tail]
Onchocerca [屬類(lèi)名稱(chēng)] 希臘語(yǔ) onkos [倒鉤] 希臘語(yǔ) kerkos [尾巴]
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