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Meaning of TRICHINIASIS

Pronunciation:  `triku'nIusis

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  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
 

TRICHINIASIS is a 12 letter word that starts with T.

 

 Synonyms: myositis trichinosa, trichinosis
 
 See Also: infestation, myositis

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Trich`i*ni"a*sis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)
Trichinosis.

 

 

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