What does "trichina" mean?

Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis

Trichina

Common synonyms include: encysted muscle larvae, larval cyst, muscle larvae, parasite, parasitic nematode, trichinella spiralis.

noun

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Noun

1
Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis
2
parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles wordnet

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).