(n) 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, Syn.river blindness
(n) rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn, Syn.Cercidiphyllum japonicum
(n) densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium, Syn.Cercidium floridum, Parkinsonia florida
(n) small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood, Syn.Cercis canadensis
n. (Med.) An infection with nematodes of the genus Onchocerca, especially Onchocerca volvulus. Untreated, such infections can cause serious dermatological problems, and in advanced cases may lead to blindness. In certain areas of tropical Africa the blindness caused by onchocerciasis is called river blindness. [ PJC ]
[pán wěi sī chóng, ㄆㄢˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄙ ㄔㄨㄥˊ, 蟠尾丝虫 / 蟠尾絲蟲] Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans [Add to Longdo]
[pán wěi sī chóng zhèng, ㄆㄢˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄙ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ, 蟠尾丝虫症 / 蟠尾絲蟲症] "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus [Add to Longdo]
[カツラか(カツラ科);かつらか(桂科), katsura ka ( katsura ka ); katsuraka ( katsura ka )] (n) (See 桂・かつら) Cercidiphyllaceae (monotypic plant family containing the Japanese Judas trees) [Add to Longdo]
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