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