Trichinosis Definition
trĭkə-nōsĭs
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
Synonyms:
- myositis trichinosa
- trichiniasis
Other Word Forms of Trichinosis
Noun
Singular:
trichinosisPlural:
trichinosesOrigin of Trichinosis
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From New Latin trichinosis, from trichina +"Ž -osis.
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