Guinea-worm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Guinea-worm is a noun meaning A long, white parasitic worm, of species Dracunculus medinensis, which can live in human skin.
Meaning
A long, white parasitic worm, of species Dracunculus medinensis, which can live in human skin.
Example Sentences
the rishta-doctors patiently removing guinea-worms, making an incision, trapping the three-foot-long creature's head in a cleft at the end of a stick, and then slowly winding it out of the incision
Word Forms
- guinea-worms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dracunculus, dracunculoid, whipworm, maw-worm, wormskin, hookworm.
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