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

to coil

tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish

horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

silk / thread / trace / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / CL:條|条[tiao2] / classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc

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

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

disease / illness

abdominal tumor / bowel obstruction / (fig.) sticking point