Medical Dictionary

dracunculiasis

noun dra·cun·cu·li·a·sis \drə-ˌkəŋ-kyə-ˈlī-ə-səs\
plural dra·cun·cu·li·a·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of DRACUNCULIASIS

:  infestation with or disease caused by the guinea worm that has been eradicated in many regions but not in Africa—called also guinea worm disease

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