Guinea worm disease (n)
Guinea worm (n)
dracunculiasis (n)

n14176051

type n
lex_filenum 26
def 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
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Hypernym infestation
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Hyponym infestation

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