Guinea Worm — synonyms, definition

1. Guinea worm (Noun)

3 synonyms
Dracunculus medinensis Guinea worm disease dracunculiasis
2 definitions

Guinea worm (Noun) — 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.

Guinea worm (Noun) — Parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates.

4 types of
infestation nematode nematode worm roundworm
2 parts of
Dracunculus genus Dracunculus
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