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whipworm
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whip·worm  (hwpwûrm, wp-)
n.
A slender, whip-shaped, parasitic nematode worm (Trichuris trichiura) that often infests the intestine of humans.

whipworm [ˈwɪpˌwɜːm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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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Mixed infection with intestinal worms (Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Necator americanus or Ancylostoma duodenale) is very common, with evidence of household aggregation of infection.
The relationship between Trichuris trichiura (Linnaeus 1758) of man and Trichuris suis (Schrank 1788) of the pig.
 
 
 
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