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River blindness   /rˈɪvər blˈaɪndnəs/   Listen
River blindness

noun
1.
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.






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