Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A slender, whip-shaped, parasitic nematode worm (Trichuris trichiura) that often infests the intestine of humans.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A nematoid parasitic worm, Trichocephalus dispar, or another of this genus, as T. affinis, the cæcum-worm of sheep. They have a long, slender anterior part and a short, stout posterior part, like a whip-lash joined to a whip-stock.
Wiktionary
- n. A roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) A nematode worm (Trichocephalus dispar) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly.
Examples
“Some bugs are good for our health, and a pig parasite called the whipworm appears to be one of them.”
The Wall Street Journal: In a Squeaky-Clean World, a Worm Might Help Fight Disease
“Examination of his intestines noted eggs of Trichuris trichiuria, or whipworm, which is a parasite that causes abdominal pain and anemia.”
“(PhysOrg. com) -- Parasites in the gut such as whipworm have an essential role in developing a healthy immune system, scientists have found.”
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“The introduction of the whipworm appears to spur the body to produce more of a different type of helpful immune cell—T2 helper cytokines—as a defense against the worms.”
The Wall Street Journal: In a Squeaky-Clean World, a Worm Might Help Fight Disease
“The whipworm treatment was born from a theory known as the hygiene hypothesis, which essentially says our environment has become too clean.”
The Wall Street Journal: In a Squeaky-Clean World, a Worm Might Help Fight Disease
“Coronado Biosciences Patients and study participants consume microscopic whipworm eggs, above left, which hatch into worms, right, in the intestines.”
The Wall Street Journal: In a Squeaky-Clean World, a Worm Might Help Fight Disease
“He started doing research, heard theories that the immune system may play a role in autism, and came across the work on whipworm eggs and Crohn's disease.”
The Wall Street Journal: In a Squeaky-Clean World, a Worm Might Help Fight Disease
“Clinical trials using whipworm therapy have been run or are planned for the following conditions:”
The Wall Street Journal: In a Squeaky-Clean World, a Worm Might Help Fight Disease
“This type of treatment is known as helminthic treatment, or more specifically TSO, from the Latin name for whipworm eggs: Trichuris Suis Ova.”
The Wall Street Journal: In a Squeaky-Clean World, a Worm Might Help Fight Disease
“It looks like the helminth the parasite rebalances the immune system," says Bobby Sandage , chief executive of Burlington, Mass.-based Coronado Biosciences, which is finishing up an early-stage clinical trial of whipworm to treat Crohn's disease.”
The Wall Street Journal: In a Squeaky-Clean World, a Worm Might Help Fight Disease
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