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Guinea worm   /gˈɪni wərm/   Listen
Guinea worm

noun
1.
A painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin.  Synonyms: dracunculiasis, Guinea worm disease.
2.
Parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates.  Synonym: Dracunculus medinensis.






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Words linked to "Guinea worm" :   Dracunculus, roundworm, nematode, genus Dracunculus, Dracunculus medinensis, nematode worm, infestation, Guinea worm disease, dracunculiasis



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