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| trich·u·ri·a·sis [ trìkyə r əssiss ] |
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parasitic infestation: intestinal infection with nematodes of the genus Trichuris. It usually produces no symptoms but may cause diarrhea and bleeding in severely infected children.
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| [Early 20th century. < modern Latin Trichuris< Greek trikh "hair" + oura "tail"] |
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