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dracontiasis, n. Path.|drækɒnˈtaɪəsɪs|
[f. Gr. δρακόντ-ιον Guinea worm + -iasis.]
The condition of having a Guinea worm or its larvae inside the body. Also called *dracunculiasis n., *dracunculosis n.
1885Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 271/1 The condition of dracontiasis..is a very common one, and sometimes amounts to an epidemic. 1914[see *dracunculosis n.]. 1946Nature 5 Oct. 487/2 There are also [prevalent in West Africa] filariasis, dracontiasis and schistosomiasis. 1983[see *dracunculiasis n.]. |