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whipworm
[ hwip-wurm, wip- ]
noun
- any of several parasitic nematodes of the genus Trichuris, having a long, slender, whiplike anterior end.
whipworm
/ ˈwɪpˌwɜːm /
noun
- any of several parasitic nematode worms of the genus Trichuris, esp T. trichiura, having a whiplike body and living in the intestines of mammals
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When treating patients for tapeworm I have repeatedly expelled the whipworm.
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The whipworm infests the ccum, and also the upper part of the colon.
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Next in frequency, perhaps, is the whipworm (Trichocephalus dispar), which monkeys of all kinds harbor in common with man.
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Another nematode common to the fox and dogs, and infesting the ccum, is the whipworm (Trichocephalus depressiusculus).
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As before remarked, the whipworm has been known to produce severe symptoms in man, and it occasions scour in the sheep.
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