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guinea worm
guinea wormn. A nematode worm (Dracunculus medinensis) that is a parasite of humans in tropical Africa and formerly in Asia. Larvae are transmitted to humans when infected copepods are ingested in drinking water. The larvae develop in the body, and painful lesions occur when the mature female worms emerge gradually from the skin, usually of the lower legs.
[After the Guinea coast of Africa.]Guinea worm n (Animals) a parasitic nematode worm, Dracunculus medinensis, that lives beneath the skin in man and other vertebrates and is common in India and Africa guin′ea (or Guin′ea) worm`,
n. a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and other mammals, common in parts of India and Africa. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Guinea worm - 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 skindracunculiasis, Guinea worm diseaseinfestation - the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites | | 2. |  Guinea worm - parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebratesDracunculus medinensisnematode, nematode worm, roundworm - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasiticDracunculus, genus Dracunculus - type genus of the family Dracunculidae |
Guinea worm
Guinea worm: see wormworm,
common name for various unrelated invertebrate animals with soft, often long and slender bodies. Members of the phylum Platyhelminthes, or the flatworms, are the most primitive; they are generally small and flat-bodied and include the free-living planarians (of the class
..... Click the link for more information. .Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis), a parasitic roundworm of the family Dracunculidae. The guinea worm causes the human disease dracunculosis. The mature female reaches a length of 120 cm, and the mature male about 4 cm. The guinea worm is distributed in the tropics and subtropics. In the USSR it was widespread in Middle Asia (Staraia Bukhara) until the 1930’s; the worm has been completely eliminated. guinea worm[′gin·ē ‚wərm] (invertebrate zoology) Dracunculus medinensis. A parasitic nematode that infects the subcutaneous tissues of humans and other mammals. guinea worm
guinea wormn. A nematode worm (Dracunculus medinensis) that is a parasite of humans in tropical Africa and formerly in Asia. Larvae are transmitted to humans when infected copepods are ingested in drinking water. The larvae develop in the body, and painful lesions occur when the mature female worms emerge gradually from the skin, usually of the lower legs. GUINEA WORM : Guinea worm being removed from ulcerguinea wormA nematode worm (Dracunculus medinensis) that is a parasite affecting subcutaneous tissues of humans and animals, found in tropical Africa and South Asia. The worm causes infection when its larvae are drunk in unfiltered or unsanitary water. The larvae enter the body through the stomach or duodenum, migrate through internal organs, and become adults. After mating, the adult female burrows to the subcutaneous tissue, often of the leg. The worm has been eradicated in Asia. See: Medina worm See: illustrationSee also: wormGuinea worm The parasitic worm Dracunculus medinensis . This occurs in many areas of tropical Africa and America. The worm is acquired by drinking water containing Cyclops water fleas that have ingested the worm larvae. The adult female worm, about 1 m long, settles under the skin and breaks through to release larvae, especially when the skin is in contact with water. She can be removed by winding her carefully out on a twig.Guinea worm
Related to Guinea worm: Guinea worm diseaseSynonyms for Guinea wormnoun 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 skinSynonyms- dracunculiasis
- Guinea worm disease
Related Wordsnoun parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebratesSynonymsRelated Words- nematode
- nematode worm
- roundworm
- Dracunculus
- genus Dracunculus
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