on·cho·cer·ci·a·sisOrigin of onchocerciasis
from Modern Latin Onchocerca ( from Classical Greek onkos, barb + kerkos, tail) + -iasis
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Origin of onchocerciasis
New Latin Onchocerca genus name (Greek onkos barb ) (Greek kerkos tail ) -iasis
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(countable and uncountable, plural onchocerciases)
From scientific Latin Onchocerca (a genus of parasitic worms), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (onkos, “barb") + κÎÏκος (kerkos, “tail") + -iasis.
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