Parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
English: Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis
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Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis, Guinea worm disease, dracunculiasis
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
English: Guinea worm disease, Guinea worm, dracunculiasis