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Definition of Guinea worm
1. Noun. 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.
2. Noun. Parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates.
Exact synonyms: Dracunculus Medinensis
Generic synonyms: Nematode, Nematode Worm, Roundworm
Group relationships: Dracunculus, Genus Dracunculus
Generic synonyms: Nematode, Nematode Worm, Roundworm
Group relationships: Dracunculus, Genus Dracunculus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guinea Worm
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