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guinea worm
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worm (werm)
1. any of the soft-bodied, naked, elongated invertebrates of the phyla Annelida, Acanthocephala, Aschelminthes, and Platyhelminthes.
2. vermis.
flat worm  any of the Platyhelminthes.
guinea worm  Dracunculus medinensis.
heart worm  heartworm.
round worm  nematode.
spinyheaded worm , thorny-headed worm an individual of the phylum Acanthocephala.
guinea worm
n.
A long, threadlike nematode of tropical Asia and Africa that is a subcutaneous parasite of humans and other mammals and causes ulcerative lesions on the legs and feet.
guinea worm.
guinea worm
see dracunculusmedinensis.
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The universal cure to remove quivering stringy guinea worms is for the victim to rest a week, then slowly wind the worm by turning it from an incision in the skin onto a stick, until it crawls free.
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