Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
trad. 蟠尾絲蟲
Also written 蟠尾絲蟲【pán wěi sī chóng】
Characters in this word
4蟠
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to coil
- Pinyin
- pán
- Strokes
- 18
尾
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tail, remainder, remnant, extremity, sixth of the 28 constellations, classifier for fish
- Pinyin
- wěi
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 9230 of 2500
丝
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silk, thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips, classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
- Pinyin
- sī
- Traditional
- 絲
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 3969 of 2500
虫
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variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
- Pinyin
- chóng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 5612 of 2500