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Meaning of word guinea worm from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

guinea worm   noun

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 disease

Meaning : Parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates.

Synonyms : dracunculus medinensis