onchocerciasis

on cho cer ci a sis |ˌäNGkōsərˈkīəsis ˌɑŋkoʊsərˈkaɪəsəs | ▶noun technical term for river blindness. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from modern Latin Onchocerca (from Greek onkos ‘barb ’ + kerkos ‘tail ’) + -iasis .

onchocerciasis

onchocerciasis |ˌɒŋkəʊsəːˈsʌɪəsɪs, -ˈkʌɪəsɪs | ▶noun technical term for river blindness. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from modern Latin Onchocerca (from Greek onkos ‘barb ’ + kerkos ‘tail ’) + -iasis .