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DRACUNCULIASIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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