Robles' disease

proper noun

onchocerciasis

Meanings

proper noun

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

In 1915, the physician Rodolfo Robles first linked the worm to eye disease.

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Robles' disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Robles'%20disease

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