transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌäŋ-kō-ˌsər-ˈkī-ə-səs ]
noun
( plural on·cho·cer·ci·a·ses -ˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Onchocerca, genus of worms
Date: 1911
: infestation with or disease caused by filarial worms (genus Onchocerca ) ; especially : a human disease marked by subcutaneous nodules, dermatitis, and visual impairment and caused by a worm ( O. volvulus ) found in Africa and tropical America which is transmitted by the bite of a female blackfly — called also river blindness