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dracunculiasis

noun

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…

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Word length
14
Starts with
D
Ends with
S
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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

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