Medical Dictionary

Trichuridae

noun pl Trich·u·ri·dae \trik-ˈyr-ə-ˌdē\

Medical Definition of TRICHURIDAE

:  a family of nematode worms (order Enoplida) that are parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates and have a slender body sometimes with a thickened posterior end and a tubular capillary esophagus

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