Meanings
plural guinea worms
- A species of nematode, (Dracunculus medinensis)
Synonyms & antonyms
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
nounparasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
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guinea worm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guinea%20worm
“guinea worm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guinea%20worm. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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