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Trichinosis

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Noun

1. myositis trichinosa, trichiniasis, trichinosis

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 Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trichinosis

see synonyms of trichinosis
noun
a disease characterized by nausea, fever, diarrhoea, and swelling of the muscles, caused by ingestion of pork infected with trichina larvae
. Also called: trichiniasis (ˌtrɪkɪˈnaɪəsɪs )

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Trichinosis

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noun
a disease caused by the presence of trichinae in the intestines and muscle tissues and usually acquired by eating insufficiently cooked pork from an infested hog: it is characterized by fever, nausea, diarrhea, and muscular pains

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Trichinosis

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n.
A disease caused by eating raw or undercooked meat, usually pork, that contains trichinae, which develop as adults in the intestines and as larvae in the muscles, causing intestinal disorders, fever, nausea, muscular pain, and edema of the face. Also called trichinellosis.

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