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onchocerciasis

Noun CEFR C2
ɒŋkəsɜːˈkaɪəsɪs

Definitions

A disease caused by a worm of the genus Onchocerca, especially as transmitted to humans by flies and often causing blindness; common in tropical Africa.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoloncocercosis
Italianooncocercosi
2 more languages
Suomijokisokeus
Kiswahiliupofu wa mto

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

onchocercid onchocercoma onchocercomata onchocercosis onchodermatitis oncidium

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