onchocerciasis (n)
river blindness (n)

n14454030

type n
lex_filenum 26
def infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas
def when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness
def common in Africa and tropical America
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Hypernym infestation
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Hyponym infestation

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