蟠尾丝虫

Traditional form:

蟠尾絲蟲

Pinyin (reading):

pánwěisīchóng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 蟠 - to occupy; to coil; curled up, coiled
• 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear
• 丝 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings
• 虫 - insect, worm; mollusk

Traditional characters:

• 蟠 - to occupy; to coil; curled up, coiled
• 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear
• 絲 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings
• 蟲 - insect, worm; mollusk