whipworm
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a whipworm (Trichuris trichiura)
Noun
whipworm (countable and uncountable, plural whipworms)
- Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
- (medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
- 2009, January 27, “Jane E. Brody”, in Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You:
- Dr. Elliott said that in Argentina, researchers found that patients with multiple sclerosis who were infected with the human whipworm had milder cases and fewer flare-ups of their disease over a period of four and a half years.
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- (medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
- Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.
Hyponyms
Translations
Trichuris trichiura
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References
whipworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Trichuris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Trichuris trichiura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Trichuris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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