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  guinea worm

  noun

  a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.
• Guinea worm
  Guinea worm

  noun

  a parasitic nematode worm, Dracunculus medinensis, that lives beneath the skin in man and other vertebrates and is common in India and Africa

guinea worm

American  

Or Guinea worm

noun

1. a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.

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Guinea worm British  

noun

1. a parasitic nematode worm, Dracunculus medinensis, that lives beneath the skin in man and other vertebrates and is common in India and Africa

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Etymology

Origin of guinea worm

First recorded in 1690–1700

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Alexander cited the guinea worm eradication effort as a highlight.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

Chan said the initiatives she most wants to succeed are those aimed at eradicating polio and guinea worm.

From Washington Times ● May 22, 2017

The London meeting resulted in a pledge to control or eliminate 10 neglected tropical diseases - including guinea worm, river blindness and trachoma - by 2020.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2017

Among the Yoruba people in southwest Nigeria, there is an expression: “The guinea worm has knocked him down.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2016

The Laboratory is also the headquarters of the Government's constant campaign against malaria and guinea worm, typhoid and cholera, and, in a smaller degree, hydrophobia.

From Roving East and Roving West by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

But his second act as humanitarian, house builder, Guinea worm exterminator and Nobel Peace Prize winner was a portrait of perseverance and grace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024

"I would like to see Guinea worm completely eradicated before I die," he said at a news conference in 2015.

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2024

Among their public health outreach, the center’s Guinea worm eradication program has nearly conquered the water-born parasite once prevalent in the developing world.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

Much has been written in recent days about his legacy of stamping out Guinea worm disease, creating affordable housing through Habitat for Humanity and inspiring cancer patients with his own successful fight against metastatic melanoma.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2023

The Guinea worm is another disease among the natives, which is productive of tumours upon the body and limbs, productive of great pain, and is a contagious disease.

From Observations Upon the Windward Coast of Africa by Joseph Corry