TRICHINOSIS


Meaning of TRICHINOSIS in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnōsə̇s noun

( plural trichino·ses -ōˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from trichina + -osis

: infestation with or disease caused by trichinae contracted by eating raw or undercooked infested food and especially pork and marked initially by colicky pains, nausea, and diarrhea and later by muscular pain, dyspnea, fever, and edema

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