Search Result for "guinea_worm_disease":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: Guinea worm disease, Guinea worm, dracunculiasis]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Guinea worm disease n 1: 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 [syn: Guinea worm disease, Guinea worm, dracunculiasis]