蟠尾絲蟲

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

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Entry Composition

1 蟠 pán to coil
2 尾 wěi
  1. tail
  2. remainder
  3. remnant
  4. extremity
  5. sixth of the 28 constellations
  6. classifier for fish
3 絲蟲 sīchóng
  1. (Matsu Eastern Min, Hua'an Hokkien, Datian Min, Waxiang) silkworm
  2. filaria; filarial worm
  3. silkworm

Containing this entry

蟠尾絲蟲症 pánwěisīchóngzhèng "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus