Whipworm

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals; Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine. countable, uncountable

    "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. 3
    Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris. countable, uncountable

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From whip + worm.

Related phrases

large intestine

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