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Detailed Synonyms for Guinea worm in English
Guinea worm:
Guinea worm [the ~] noun
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the Guinea worm
– parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates 1the Guinea worm; the Dracunculus medinensis– parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates 1 -
the Guinea worm
– 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 1the Guinea worm disease; the dracunculiasis; the Guinea worm– 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 1