Trichuris /Tri·chu·ris/ (trĭ-ku´ris) the whipworms, a genus of intestinal nematode parasites. T. trichiu´ra causes trichuriasis in humans.
Trichuris
Trichuris [trik-u´ris]
trichoepithelioma (trik´ōep´ithē´lēō´m
),
Trich·u·ris (tr -ky r s)n. A genus of aphasmid nematodes related to the trichina worm and parasitic in the intestines of mammals. Also called whipworm. |
Trichuris
[trikyoo͡r′is]
Etymology: Gk, thrix + oura
a genus of parasitic roundworms of which the species T. trichiura infects the intestinal tract. Adult worms, which are 30 to 50 mm long, resemble a whip, with a threadlike anterior and a thicker posterior. Also called whipworm. See also trichuriasis.
Trichuris [trik-u´ris]
the whipworms, a genus of nematodes parasitic in the intestinal tract. T. trichiu´ra, the cause of trichuriasis in humans.
trichoepithelioma (trik´ōep´ithē´lēō´m
),n a benign skin tumor arising from the epithelium or hair follicles. See also epithelioma adenoides cysticum.
Trichuris
n a genus of parasitic roundworms that infect the intestinal tract. Adult worms are 30 to 50 mm long and resemble whips with a threadlike anterior and a thicker posterior. Also called
whipworm.
whipworm.
Trichuris
a genus of nematodes in the family Trichuridae, found in the large intestine of most species. Called also whipworms. Includes T. cameli (camels), T. campanula (cats), T. discolor (cattle, sheep. goat, buffalo, zebra), T. globulosa (ruminants), T. leporis (rabbits, hares, coypu), T. ovis (ruminants), T. raoi (dromedaries), T. serrata (cats), T. skrjabini (sheep, goats, camels), T. suis (pigs), T. sylvilagi (rabbits, hares, coypu), T. tenuis (dromedary), T. trichiura (humans, simian primates), T. vulpis (dogs, foxes).
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