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noun
an infection caused by an infestation of the parasite Dracunculus medinensis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Guinea worm disease, Guinea worm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infestation
History
Dracunculus + -iasis
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
