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Definition: WHIPWORM |
WHIPWORMNoun1. A nematode worm (Trichocephalus dispar) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly. |
Note: Whipworm \Whip"worm`\, noun. [So called from its shape.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | T. vulpis, or "Canine Whipworm", is a parasite that attaches itself to the canine large intestinal mucosa by embedding its head, thereby, causing intestinal inflammation.Credit: CDC. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Doctors treat whipworm disease most often with mebendazole and albendazole. (references) | |
The nematode (roundworm) Trichuris trichiura, also called the human whipworm. (references) | ||
Microscopic identification of whipworm eggs in feces is evidence of infection. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
whipworm | 40 |
dog in whipworm | 7 |
dog whipworm | 6 |
canine whipworm | 3 |
pork raw whipworm | 3 |
treatment whipworm | 2 |
picture whipworm | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "WHIPWORM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | 鞭蟲 . (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ipwormwhay | ||||
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Words beginning with "WHIPWORM": whipworms. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "h-i-m-o-p-r-w-w" | |
-3 letters: morph, primo, whomp. | |
-4 letters: prim, prom, prow, romp, whim, whip, whir, whom, whop, wimp, worm. | |
-5 letters: him, hip, hop, how, imp, mho, mir, mop, mor, mow, ohm, phi, poh, poi, pom, pow, pro, rho, rim, rip, rom, row, who, wop, wow. | |
| Words containing the letters "h-i-m-o-p-r-w-w" | |
+1 letter: whipworms. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 48 49 50 57 4F 52 4D |
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