WHIPWORM


Meaning of WHIPWORM in English

any of certain worms of the genus Trichuris, class Nematoda (phylum Aschelminthes), especially T. trichiura, that are parasitic in the large intestine of man and other mammals. They are so named because of the whiplike shape of the body. Infestation in humans, particularly in children, occurs through the ingestion of contaminated soil. The worm injects a fluid into the host's tissues and then eats the resulting dissolved tissues.

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