volvulosis
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volvulosis — SYN: onchocerciasis. * * * vol·vu·lo·sis (vol″vu loґsis) onchocerciasis … Medical dictionary
Onchocerciasis — River blindness, a disease caused by a parasitic worm (Onchocerca volvulus) which is transmitted to persons by biting blackflies (buffalo gnats) that breed in fast flowing rivers. The adult worms can live for up to 15 years in nodules beneath the … Medical dictionary
