DRACUNCULIASIS


Meaning of DRACUNCULIASIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ drə-ˌkəŋ-kyə-ˈlī-ə-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Dracunculus, the guinea worm genus, from Latin, diminutive of dracon-, draco serpent, dragon — more at dragon

Date: 1942

: a disease that is caused by infestation with the guinea worm and that has been eradicated in most regions except Africa — called also guinea worm disease

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