Oncocerca

Oncocerca

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On·co·cer·ca (ong″ko-surґkə) Onchocerca.

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  • Onchocerca — A genus of elongated filariform nematodes (family Onchocercidae) that inhabit the connective tissue of their hosts, usually within firm nodules in which these parasites are coiled and entangled. SYN: Oncocerca. [G. onkos, a barb, + kerkos, tail]… …   Medical dictionary

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