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TRICHINIASIS
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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 ("trichiniasis" is a kind of...):
myositis (inflammation of muscle tissue)
infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)