Whipple's disease

proper noun

A rare systemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, primarily causing malabsorption but also affecting other parts of the body.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A rare systemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, primarily causing malabsorption but also affecting other parts of the body.

Origin

First described by George Hoyt Whipple in 1907.

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APA

Whipple's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whipple's%20disease

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“Whipple's disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whipple's%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Whipple's disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whipple's%20disease.

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