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English 1 sense of the expression river blindness:
NOUNstateriver blindness, onchocerciasisinfestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas
Englishriver blindness: 1 sense noun 1, state
Meaninginfestation 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.
Synonymonchocerciasis
BroaderinfestationThe state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
Spanishoncocercosis
Catalanoncocercosi

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