Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A disease caused by eating undercooked meat, usually pork, that contains trichinae, which develop as adults in the intestines and as larvae in the muscles, causing intestinal disorders, fever, nausea, muscular pain, and edema of the face.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A disease caused by the presence of Trichina spiralis in large numbers in the intestines, and by the migration of embryos of the same worm from the intestines into the muscular tissue. See
Trichina .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) The disease produced by the presence of trichinæ in the muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by fever, muscular pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and is frequently fatal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology A
disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence oftrichinae in the intestines and muscular tissues.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Now do you suppose," said poppa confidentially, "that the idea of trichinosis had anything to do with slackening the demand?"
A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') Sara Jeannette Duncan
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The only remarkable fact was that at a youth camp in Germany, a group of youths became infected with trichinosis because they had eaten camel meat, bought when they were on vacation in Egypt.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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The only remarkable fact was that at a youth camp in Germany, a group of youths became infected with trichinosis because they had eaten camel meat, bought when they were on vacation in Egypt.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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The only remarkable fact was that at a youth camp in Germany, a group of youths became infected with trichinosis because they had eaten camel meat, bought when they were on vacation in Egypt.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Rats are the main cause of harmful diseases, such as the plague, typhus, and trichinosis.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Rats are the main cause of harmful diseases, such as the plague, typhus, and trichinosis.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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The only remarkable fact was that at a youth camp in Germany, a group of youths became infected with trichinosis because they had eaten camel meat, bought when they were on vacation in Egypt.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Just remember to cook it well (it's like pork carries trichinosis).
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Rats are the main cause of harmful diseases, such as the plague, typhus, and trichinosis.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Just remember to cook it well (it's like pork carries trichinosis).
sionnach commented on the word trichinosis
If you get trichinosis, it may well be the pig that's to blame. The pig and your dirty, filthy sloppy habits in the kitchen.
November 21, 2007
vendingmachine commented on the word trichinosis
A disease of muscle caused by a parasitic roundworm and transmitted by eating undercooked pork or bear meat.
April 8, 2017