Guinea worm disease

noun

dracunculiasis

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Meanings

nounGuinea worm disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledracunculiasis

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

Similar
Guinea wormdracunculiasis
Broader
infestation
Also see
dracunculiasisguinea worm

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Guinea worm disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guinea%20worm%20disease

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