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River blindness
/rˈɪvər
blˈaɪndnəs/
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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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