Medina worm
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medina worm — mə̇ˈdēnə noun Usage: usually capitalized M Etymology: from Médine, French Sudan : guinea worm … Useful english dictionary
worm — wormer, n. wormlike, wormish, adj. /werrm/, n. 1. Zool. any of numerous long, slender, soft bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids. 2.… … Universalium
worm — 1. In anatomy, any structure resembling a w., e.g., the midline part of the cerebellum in the forms of “vermis” and “lumbrical.” 2. Term once used to designate any member of the invertebrate group or former subkingdom Vermes, a collective term … Medical dictionary
guinea worm — a long, slender, roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa. Also, Guinea worm. [1690 1700] * * * or medina worm or dragon worm Nematode (Dracunculus medinensis) that is… … Universalium
guinea worm — n a slender tropical nematode worm of the genus Dracunculus (D. medinensis) that is a human parasite with no known animal reservoir, has an adult female that may attain a length of several feet, and is characterized by a life cycle which includes … Medical dictionary
Dracunculus medinensis — a threadlike worm 30 to 120 cm long that inhabits the subcutaneous and intermuscular tissues of humans and domestic animals from the Indian subcontinent across southern Asia to Africa, causing dracunculiasis. Its embryos are discharged through… … Medical dictionary
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
Dracunculus medinensis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
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Dracunculiasis — Classification and external resources A method used to extract a guinea worm from the leg of a human ICD 10 B … Wikipedia
