loiasis

 
Pronunciation: /ləʊˈʌɪəsɪs/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a tropical African disease caused by infestation with eye worms, which cause transient subcutaneous swellings, often accompanied by pain or fever.

Origin:

early 20th century: modern Latin, from loa (a local Angolan word for the parasite) + -iasis