蟠尾丝虫

Traditional: 蟠尾絲蟲

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Dictionary entry

Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans

What does 蟠尾丝虫 mean?

蟠尾丝虫 (pán wěi sī chóng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans

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蟠pánto coil 尾wěitail · remainder 丝sīsilk · thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips 虫chóngvariant of 蟲|虫[chong2]

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