whipworm

[ hwip-wurm, wip- ]

/ ˈʰwɪpˌwɜrm, ˈwɪp- /

any of several parasitic nematodes of the genus Trichuris, having a long, slender, whiplike anterior end.

Origin of whipworm

First recorded in 1870–75; whip + worm

As before remarked, the whipworm has been known to produce severe symptoms in man, and it occasions scour in the sheep.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
Another nematode common to the fox and dogs, and infesting the ccum, is the whipworm (Trichocephalus depressiusculus).

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
The whipworm infests the ccum, and also the upper part of the colon.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
Next in frequency, perhaps, is the whipworm (Trichocephalus dispar), which monkeys of all kinds harbor in common with man.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold

When treating patients for tapeworm I have repeatedly expelled the whipworm.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold

whipworm

/ (ˈwɪpˌwɜːm) /

any of several parasitic nematode worms of the genus Trichuris, esp T. trichiura, having a whiplike body and living in the intestines of mammals

whipworm

[ wĭp′wûrm′ ]

Trichuris