Guinea worm

noun

1. 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 skin

   noun.state

   Synonyms dracunculiasis guinea worm disease

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates

   noun.animal

   Synonyms dracunculus medinensis

   Source: WordNet 3.0