- river blindness as a noun:
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river blindness
noun
1 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.
synonym: onchocerciasis.
Dutch: onchocerciasis
Polish: onchocerkoza, ślepota rzeczna
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