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1. (n.) trichinosis
infestation of the intestines and muscle tissue with trichinae, usu. by eating infected meat, esp. undercooked pork.
Etymology: (1865–70)
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1. (noun) trichinosis, trichiniasis, myositis trichinosa
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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1. (noun) trichinosis
the disease produced by the presence of trichinae 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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