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Dracunculiasis

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Noun

1. dracunculiasis, guinea worm, guinea worm disease

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

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Dracunculiasis

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noun
a disease caused by infection with the Guinea worm

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Dracunculiasis

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n.
Infection with guinea worms, characterized by painful blisters and lesions of the skin where the worms emerge. Also called dracontiasis, guinea worm disease.

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