guinea worm
guinea worm
nounDefinition of GUINEA WORM
: a slender nematode worm (Dracunculus medinensis) of tropical regions that is parasitic in humans, has no known animal reservoir, and has an adult female that infests subcutaneous tissues and may attain a length of several feet
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