Meaning of TRICHINIASIS

Pronunciation:			`triku'nIusis
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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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	Synonyms:		myositis trichinosa, trichinosis
	See Also:		infestation, myositis
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Trich`i*ni"a*sis\, n. [NL.] (Med.) Trichinosis.