dra·cun·cu·li·a·sis 
(drə-kŭng′kyə-līə-sĭs) also dra·cun·cu·lo·sis (-lōsĭs)
(drə-kŭng′kyə-līə-sĭs) also dra·cun·cu·lo·sis (-lōsĭs)n.
Infection with guinea worms, characterized by painful blisters and lesions of the skin where the worms emerge. Also called dracontiasis, guinea worm disease.
[New Latin Dracunculus, genus of the guinea worm (from medieval Latin dracunculus, festering sore, ulcer; see RANKLE) + -IASIS.]
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