medina worm
1Medina worm — Me·di·na worm mə dē nə n GUINEA WORM * * * Dracunculus medinensis …
2medina worm — mə̇ˈdēnə noun Usage: usually capitalized M Etymology: from Médine, French Sudan : guinea worm …
3worm — wormer, n. wormlike, wormish, adj. /werrm/, n. 1. Zool. any of numerous long, slender, soft bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids. 2.… …
4worm — 1. In anatomy, any structure resembling a w., e.g., the midline part of the cerebellum in the forms of “vermis” and “lumbrical.” 2. Term once used to designate any member of the invertebrate group or former subkingdom Vermes, a collective term …
5guinea worm — a long, slender, roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa. Also, Guinea worm. [1690 1700] * * * or medina worm or dragon worm Nematode (Dracunculus medinensis) that is… …
6guinea worm — n a slender tropical nematode worm of the genus Dracunculus (D. medinensis) that is a human parasite with no known animal reservoir, has an adult female that may attain a length of several feet, and is characterized by a life cycle which includes …
7Dracunculus medinensis — a threadlike worm 30 to 120 cm long that inhabits the subcutaneous and intermuscular tissues of humans and domestic animals from the Indian subcontinent across southern Asia to Africa, causing dracunculiasis. Its embryos are discharged through… …
8List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… …
9Dracunculus medinensis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
10District X — (Mutant Town) District X, as depicted in New X Men #127. Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics …
