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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of nematodes of genus Trichinella in the intestines and muscular tissues. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

trichiniasismyositis trichinosatrichinellosistrichinellosis

Etymology

From New Latin trichinōsis. By surface analysis, trichina + -osis.

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