Onchocerciasis Definition
ŏngkō-sər-kīə-sĭs
noun
A fly-transmitted tropical disease in which parasitic filarial worms (genus Onchocerca) cause tumors, skin lesions, and blindness; river blindness.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Other Word Forms of Onchocerciasis
Noun
Singular:
onchocerciasis
Plural:
onchocerciasesOrigin of Onchocerciasis
-
From scientific Latin Onchocerca (a genus of parasitic worms), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (onkos, “barb") + κέρκος (kerkos, “tail") + -iasis.
From Wiktionary
New Latin Onchocerca genus name (Greek onkos barb) (Greek kerkos tail) –iasis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to onchocerciasis using the buttons below.