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onchocerciasis

on·cho·cer·ci·a·sis
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ong-koh-ser-kahy-uh-sis]
    • /ˌɒŋ koʊ sərˈkaɪ ə sɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ong-koh-ser-kahy-uh-sis]
    • /ˌɒŋ koʊ sərˈkaɪ ə sɪs/

Definitions of onchocerciasis word

  • noun onchocerciasis an infestation with filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca, common in tropical America and Africa, transmitted by black flies, and characterized by nodules under the skin, an itchy rash, eye lesions, and in severe cases, elephantiasis. 1
  • noun onchocerciasis (medicine) 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. 1
  • noun onchocerciasis a disease found in parts of Africa and tropical America that is caused by a parasitic worm, Onchocerca volvulus, and transmitted to humans by various species of black fly. It results in inflammation of the skin and in some cases blindness 0
  • noun onchocerciasis a fly-transmitted tropical disease in which parasitic filarial worms (genus Onchocerca) cause tumors, skin lesions, and blindness; river blindness 0
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Origin of onchocerciasis

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15; < New Latin Onchocerc(a) a genus of filarioid worms (oncho- (correctly onco- < Greek ónk(os) barb + -o- -o-) + -cerca feminine of -cercus -tailed < Greek, adj. derivative of kérkos tail) + -iasis

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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