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Guinea Worm (Noun)

Meaning 1

Parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

  • Dracunculus Medinensis

Hypernyms

  • Roundworm
  • Nematode Worm

Meaning 2

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.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Guinea Worm Disease
  • Dracunculiasis

Hypernyms

  • Infestation
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