whipworm

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21
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8

Definition of whipworm

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
  2. (countable, uncountable)Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
    “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.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.

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Etymology

From whip + worm.

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