onchocercoticadj.n.
/ˌɒŋkə(ʊ)səːˈkɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌɑŋkoʊsərˈkɑdɪk/ Medicine.
Of the nature of or affected with onchocerciasis. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): people with onchocerciasis collectively.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of bowels or intestines > [adjective] > infestation by parasites
wormy1599
vermified1666
hydatid1826
vermigerous1853
helminthous1854
trichinous1857
verminous1860
trichiniferous1864
trichinatous1870
trichinosed1881
filarious1883
filariated1884
trichinotic1889
onchocercotic1918
schistosomial1934
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of bowels or intestines > [noun] > infestation by parasites > person
onchocercotic1918
1918 Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 1 125/2 The lesions..appear in the onchocercotic, all of whom suffer disturbances of vision.
1931 Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 14 518/1 In..Guatemala the onchocercotic infection had been demonstrated..next to the international boundary.
1993 Arch. Med. Res. 24 353/2 Antibody detection in onchocercotic patients.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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