Definition
A parasitic roundworm that lives under the skin and causes a painful disease, also known as Guinea worm disease.
Etymology
From Latin 'dracunculus,' meaning 'little dragon,' referring to the worm's appearance. The root 'draco' means dragon in Latin. The diminutive '-culus' suffix was added because the worm was thought to resemble a tiny dragon.
Kelly Says
Remarkably, this ancient parasite may be on the verge of extinction thanks to public health efforts—we're close to completely eradicating it from human populations, which would make it only the second disease after smallpox to be wiped out by humans.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ድራኩንኩላስ
di-ra-kun-ku-las
ARالعربية
دراكونكولوس
dra-kun-ku-loos
BNবাংলা
ড্রাকুনকুলাস
dra-kun-ku-las
CACatalà
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
CSČeština
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
DADansk
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
DEDeutsch
Dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
ELΕλληνικά
δρακουνκύλος
dra-koon-kylos
ESEspañol
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
FAفارسی
دراکونکولوس
dra-kun-ku-los
FISuomi
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
FRFrançais
dracuncule
dra-kun-kyool
GUGU
ડ્રાક્યુન્ક્યુલસ
dra-kun-kyoo-las
HAHA
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
HEעברית
דרקוןקולוס
dra-kon-ko-los
HIहिन्दी
द्राकुन्कुलेस
dra-kun-ku-les
HUMagyar
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
IDBahasa Indonesia
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
IGIG
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
ITItaliano
dracuncolo
dra-kun-ko-lo
JA日本語
ドラクンキュラス
dorakunkyurasu
KKKK
дракункулюс
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
KMKM
ត្រាគុនកុល
tra-kun-ku-ol
KO한국어
드라쿠нку루스
deurakunkureusu
MRMR
द्राकुंकुलस
dra-kun-ku-las
MSBahasa Melayu
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
MYမြန်မာ
ဒရ aku n k u l ပစ္စည်း
da-ra-kun-ku-las
NLNederlands
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
NONorsk
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
PAPA
ਦਰਾਕੁੰਕੁਲਾਸ
dra-kun-ku-las
PLPolski
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
PTPortuguês
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
RORomână
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
RUРусский
дракункулюс
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
SVSvenska
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
SWKiswahili
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
TAதமிழ்
டிராகுன்யுலஸ்
tra-kun-yu-las
TEతెలుగు
డ్రాకున్క్యులస్
dra-kun-kyoo-las
THไทย
ดราคุนคูลัส
dra-kun-ku-las
TLTL
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
TRTürkçe
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
UKУкраїнська
дракункулюс
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
URاردو
ڈراکونکولس
dra-kun-ku-los
VITiếng Việt
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
YOYO
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus
ZUZU
dracunculus
dra-kun-kyoo-lus