DRACUNCULIASIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

dracunculiasis; Guinea worm; Guinea worm disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dracunculiasis" is a kind of...):

infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)

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