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onchocerciasis
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onchocerciasis, n.
An infection with nematodes of the genus Onchocerca , especially Onchocerca volvulus . Untreated, such infections can cause serious dermatological problems, and in advanced cases may lead to blindness. In certain areas of tropical Africa the blindness caused by onchocerciasis is called river blindness. [PJC]
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