noun
Meaning 1
A species of nematode, (Dracunculus medinensis)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
guinea worm
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noun
Meaning 2
parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Dracunculus medinensis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
noun
Meaning 3
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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Guinea worm disease, dracunculiasis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infestation
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