TRICHINOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

myositis trichinosa; trichiniasis; trichinosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("trichinosis" is a kind of...):

myositis (inflammation of muscle tissue)

infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)

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