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English noun: Guinea worm disease

1. Guinea worm disease (state) 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


Synonymsdracunculiasis, Guinea worm


Broader (hypernym)infestation









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