trichina

[ trih-kahy-nuh ]

noun,plural tri·chi·nae [trih-kahy-nee]. /trɪˈkaɪ ni/.
  1. a nematode, Trichinella spiralis, the adults of which live in the intestine and produce larvae that encyst in the muscle tissue, especially in pigs, rats, and humans.

Origin of trichina

1
1825–35; <New Latin <Greek tríchina, noun use of feminine of tríchinos of hair. See trich-, -ine1

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How to use trichina in a sentence

  • In this country an unexplained marked eosinophilia warrants examination of a portion of muscle for trichina spiralis (p. 255).

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • Vinegar eels, the horsehair worm, the pork worm or trichina and the dread hookworm are examples.

    A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
  • The pork worm or trichina, however, is a parasite which may cause serious injury.

    A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
  • The trichina is a nematode worm, and not an insect, as it was at first called.

    Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van Beneden
  • Nor was the full story of the trichina made out for a long time after Owen's discovery.

British Dictionary definitions for trichina

trichina

/ (trɪˈkaɪnə) /


nounplural -nae (-niː)
  1. a parasitic nematode worm, Trichinella spiralis, occurring in the intestines of pigs, rats, and man and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscle

Origin of trichina

1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek trikhinos relating to hair, from thrix a hair

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