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MEDINA WORM

\mˈɛdɪnə wˈɜːm], \mˈɛdɪnə wˈɜːm], \m_ˈɛ_d_ɪ_n_ə w_ˈɜː_m]\

Definitions of MEDINA WORM

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A genus of nematode parasites which inhabit the body cavity, serous membranes, and connective tissues of vertebrates. The species parasitic in man is Dracunculus medinensis.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

See Guinea Worm.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Same as Guinea worm.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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