ONCHOCERCIASIS

Meaning of ONCHOCERCIASIS in English

noun (plural onchocerciases) Etymology: New Latin, from Onchocerca, genus of worms Date: 1911 infestation with or disease caused by filarial worms (genus Onchocerca )

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ONCHOCERCIASIS — noun also on·co·cer·ci·a·sis ˌäŋkōˌsərˈkīəsə̇s ( plural onchocerciases -əˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Onchocerca + -iasis : infestation with or disease …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONCHOCERCIASIS — /ong'koh seuhr kuy"euh sis/ , n. Pathol. an infestation with filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca, common in tropical America …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONCHOCERCIASIS — noun ( plural on·cho·cer·ci·a·ses -ˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Onchocerca, genus of worms Date: 1911 : infestation with or disease …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONCHOCERCIASIS — [ ˌɒŋkəʊsə:'sʌɪəsɪs , -'kʌɪəsɪs ] ■ noun technical term for river blindness . Origin early 20th cent.: from mod. L. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ONCHOCERCIASIS — [on.cho.cer.ci.a.sis] n, pl -a.ses [NL, fr. Onchocerca, genus of worms] (1911): infestation with or disease caused by filarial worms (genus …
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ONCHOCERCIASIS — byname oncho, also called onchocercosis filarial disease caused by the helminth Onchocerca volvulus, which is transmitted to humans by the …
Britannica English vocabulary
ONCHOCERCIASIS — onchocerciasis BrE AmE ˌɒŋk əʊ sɜː ˈka ɪ ‿əs ɪs ˌ••sə-, -ˈsaɪ-, § -əs AmE ˌɑːŋk oʊ sɝː-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ONCHOCERCIASIS — - onchocercosis онхоцеркоз (гельминтоз из группы филяриатозов)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
ONCHOCERCIASIS — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ä ŋ -k ō - ˌ s ə r- ' k ī - ə -s ə s …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RIVER BLINDNESS — noun Date: 1953 onchocerciasis
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IVERMECTIN — noun Etymology: perhaps from di- + New Latin avermitilis (specific epithet of Streptomyces avermitilis, bacterium from which it is derived) …
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RIVER BLINDNESS — or onchocerciasis Human disease caused by a filarial worm native to Africa but also found in parts of tropical America …
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ONCOCERCIASIS — noun see onchocerciasis
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIVER BLINDNESS — noun Etymology: so called from the high incidence of the disease among people living near flowing water, where flies that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IVERMECTIN — ˌīvə(r)ˈmektə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from d i hydr- + a vermectin any of the group of agents …
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SIMULIUM — sə̇ˈmyülēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin simulare to simulate : the type genus of Simuliidae comprising dark-colored …
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ONCHOCERCOSIS — -ˈkōsə̇s noun ( plural onchocerco·ses -ōˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Onchocerca + -osis : onchocerciasis
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ONCHOCERCOMA — -ˈkōmə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Onchocerca + -oma : the subcutaneous nodule of onchocerciasis that contains …
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ONCHOCERCA — ˌäŋkəˈsərkə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from onc- + -cerca (from Greek kerkos tail) : a genus of long …
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CRAW-CRAW — ˈkrȯˌkrȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably modification & reduplication of Dutch krauwen to scratch, from Middle Dutch; akin to …
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COASTAL ERYSIPELAS — noun : onchocerciasis
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RIVER BLINDNESS — Pathol. onchocerciasis. [ 1950-55 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIVER BLINDNESS — Date: 1953 : onchocerciasis
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IVERMECTIN — noun Etymology: perhaps from d i- + New Latin a verm itilis (specific epithet of Streptomyces avermitilis, bacterium from which …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIVER BLINDNESS — [river blindness] n (1953): onchocerciasis
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IVERMECTIN — [iver.mec.tin] n [perh. fr. di- + NL avermitilis (specific epithet of Streptomyces avermitilis, bacterium from which it is derived) + …
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-IASIS — [-iasis] n suffix, pl -iases [NL, fr. L, fr. Gk, suffix of action, fr. denominative verbs in -ian, -iazein]: disease …
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FILARIASIS
Britannica English vocabulary
BLINDNESS — transient or continuing inability to see with one or both eyes. Transient blindness, in this instance called blackout, affects such …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLACK FLY — also called buffalo gnat, or turkey gnat any member of the insect family Simuliidae (order Diptera), usually black or dark …
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RIVER BLINDNESS — or onchocerciasis Human disease caused by a filarial worm native to Africa but also found in parts of tropical America …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ONCHOCERCOSIS — - onchocerciasis
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