Definition of guinea worm Guinea worm
Guin•ea worm
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What does guinea worm mean?
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| guinea worm - parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates | ||
| Dracunculus medinensis | ||
| nematode, nematode worm, roundworm unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic | ||
| guinea worm - 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 disease, Guinea worm, dracunculiasis | ||
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guinea worm
A nematode that lives under the skin and causes dracunculiasis. -
guinea worm
A nematode that lives under the skin and causes dracunculiasis.
