HyperDic: guinea_worm_disease

English > 1 sense of the expression Guinea worm disease:
NOUNstateGuinea worm disease, Guinea worm, dracunculiasisa 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
English > Guinea worm disease: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsGuinea worm, dracunculiasis
BroaderinfestationThe state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
Spanishdracunculiasis
Catalandracunculosi

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