Dracunculiasis
nounid
48533·updated May 18, 2026verified
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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Variants
- plural
- Dracunculiasises
- possessive
- Dracunculiasis's
- pluralpossessive
- Dracunculiasises'
Framework definitions
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- 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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