trich·u·ri·a·sis  (trĭk'yə-rī'ə-sĭs)  n. pl. trich·u·ri·a·ses (-sēz) Infestation of the large intestine with whipworms of the genus Trichuris. [New Latin Trichūris, genus name (trich(o)- + Greek ourā, tail; see ors- in Indo-European roots) + -iasis.] |