English
Detailed Synonyms for river blindness in English
river blindness:
river blindness [the ~] nom
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the river blindness
– infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America 1the onchocerciasis; the river blindness– infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America 1