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Webster 1913 Edition
Trichinosis
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Trichˊi-no′sis
,Noun.
[NL. See
Trichina
.] (Med.)
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.
Definition 2024
trichinosis
trichinosis
English
Trichinella larva in pressed bear meat
Noun
trichinosis (plural trichinoses)
- (pathology) A disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of nematodes of genus Trichinella in the intestines and muscular tissues.
Synonyms
- (pathology): trichinellosis, trichiniasis
Translations
disease caused by trichinae
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