guinea worm
guinea worm · guinea worms
A species of nematodeA species of nematode, (Dracunculus medinensis)
Значение
значений: 1A species of nematode, (Dracunculus medinensis)
Ещё определения
- parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
- 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
Формы
мн. число: guinea worms| Ед. число | guinea worm |
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Синонимы
синонимов: 3Близкие по смыслу
- parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates:Dracunculus medinensis
- 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:Guinea worm diseasedracunculiasis