Guinea worm disease
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- noun
- /ˈɡɪni wɜrm dɪˈziːz/
- Specialized
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enfermedad del gusano de Guinea
- The decline of Guinea worm disease is just one indication of an extraordinary transformation in the health of many developing nations around the world.
- eradicate Guinea worm disease
Examples
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The Carter Center had already demonstrated its ability to manage a similar effort, coordinating a successful program to reduce the incidence of guinea worm disease, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
Academic text (2004) -
One of the most commonly known water-based diseases is dracunculiasis, or guinea worm disease, caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis.
Academic text (2004) -
Attempts are underway to rid the world of polio and Guinea worm disease.
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One of the most commonly known water-based diseases is dracunculiasis, or guinea worm disease, caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis.
Synonyms
A painful disease caused by a Guinea worm that comes out through the skin after drinking dirty water
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is a straightforward compound: 'worm' + 'disease' signals an illness caused by a worm, and 'Guinea' functions as a specific modifier (species or origin). A B1 learner who knows the constituents would reasonably infer it is a disease involving a particular kind of worm, so the meaning is compositionally derivable.
Etymology
Guinea worm disease gets its name from the region Guinea where it was common and from the long white worm that slowly comes out through the skin. People used to pull the worm slowly and wrap it around a stick to remove it, so the name reminds us that the disease is an 'infection' where a worm comes out of the skin.