guinea worm
guinea worm · guinea worms
A species of nematodeA species of nematode, (Dracunculus medinensis)
Значення
значень: 1A species of nematode, (Dracunculus medinensis)
Ще визначення
- 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
Форми
множина: guinea worms| Однина | guinea worm |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 3Близькі за значенням
- 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