dracunculiasis

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noun

an infection caused by an infestation of the parasite Dracunculus medinensis

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Guinea worm diseaseGuinea worm
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Meanings

noundracunculiasis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicinean infection caused by an infestation of the parasite Dracunculus medinensis

    Synonyms: Guinea worm disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan infection caused by an infestation of the parasite Dracunculus medinensis

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Guinea worm disease

More synonyms by meaning

nouna 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

Similar
Guinea worm diseaseGuinea worm
Broader
infestation
Also see
guinea wormguinea worm disease

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Dracunculus + -iasis

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Translations

Indonesian drakunkuliasis
  • drakunkuliasisinfection
Portuguese dracunculose, dracunculíase
  • dracunculoseinfection
  • dracunculíaseinfection
Urdu نارُو, رشتہ
  • نارُو (nārū)infection
  • رشتہ (riśta)infection
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APA

dracunculiasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dracunculiasis

MLA

“dracunculiasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dracunculiasis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dracunculiasis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dracunculiasis.

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