different between trichuriasis vs whipworm

English

Etymology

Trichuris +? -iasis

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a??s?s

Noun

trichuriasis (countable and uncountable, plural trichuriases)

1. (medicine) A parasitic disease caused by infection of the large intestine by a whipworm

Related terms

• trichuriosis

English

Etymology

whip +? worm

Noun

whipworm (countable and uncountable, plural whipworms)

1. Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
   1. (medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
2. Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.

Hypernyms

• (Trichuris): roundworm, nematode

Hyponyms

• (Trichuris): canine whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), cat whipworm (Trichuris campanula, Trichuris serrata), dog whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), mouse whipworm (Trichuris muris), pig whipworm (Trichuris suis)

Translations

References

• whipworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trichuris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trichuris trichiura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Trichuris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons