NOUN | state | Guinea worm disease, Guinea worm, dracunculiasis | 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 |
---|
Meaning | 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. | |
---|---|---|
Synonyms | Guinea worm, dracunculiasis | |
Broader | infestation | The state of being invaded or overrun by parasites |
Spanish | dracunculiasis | |
Catalan | dracunculosi |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact