guinea worm disease

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guinea worm disease - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]