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Definition of river blindness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

river blindness

noun

/ˈrɪvə blaɪndnəs/

/ˈrɪvər blaɪndnəs/

[uncountable] (medical)

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a tropical skin disease caused by a parasite of certain flies that are found in rivers, which can also cause a person to become blind

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