whipworm
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of whipworm
Example Sentences
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Scientists studying ancient sewer drains at the Roman fort of Vindolanda, located near Hadrian's Wall, have uncovered evidence that the people living there were infected with three different intestinal parasites: roundworm, whipworm, and Giardia duodenalis.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
Cambridge University researcher Tianyi Wang said roundworm was the most common infection, but whipworm infection was also found.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022
Petrified roundworm and whipworm eggs suggest that Roman-era and late medieval Brits were most likely to be plagued with these pests.
From Scientific American • Jul. 9, 2022
They identified human whipworm in a young man who had been sick for six years.
From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2019
Contrary to his expectations, the prevalence of intestinal parasites such as roundworm and whipworm — which cause dysentery — did not decrease from the Bronze and Iron ages to the Roman period; they gradually rose.
From Nature • May 23, 2016
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