onchocerciasis
معنی فارسی
آلودگي به کرمهاي انکوسرکا که موجب
جراحت پوست و کوري ميشود، کوري رودخانه
معنی کامل و مثالها
/äŋ´kō sǝr´kī´ǝ sis/n.
● (پزشکی) آلودگی به کرمهای انکوسرکا (Onchocerca) که موجب جراحت پوست و کوری میشود، کوری رودخانه
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'onchocerciasis' comes from the Greek words 'oncho' meaning 'swelling' and 'kérkōsis' meaning 'tumor'.
مثال
- Onchocerciasis is also known as river blindness.
- The World Health Organization is working to eliminate onchocerciasis in affected regions.
- Symptoms of onchocerciasis include severe itching and visual impairment.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- 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