| Pronunciation: | | `triku'nowsis
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[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 |
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TRICHINOSIS is a 11 letter word that starts with T. |
| | Synonyms: | | myositis trichinosa, trichiniasis |
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| | See Also: | | infestation, myositis |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Trich`i*no"sis\, n. [NL. See {Trichina}.] (Med.)
The disease produced by the presence of trichin[ae] in the
muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by fever, muscular
pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and is
frequently fatal.
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