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Guinea worm
Noun
parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
synonym
Dracunculus medinensis
holo member
Dracunculus
genus Dracunculus
hypernym
nematode
nematode worm
roundworm
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
synonym
dracunculiasis
Guinea worm disease
hypernym
infestation
Guinea worm vs Dracunculus medinensis
Guinea worm vs Guinea worm disease
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Guinea worm vs nematode worm
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