trichina
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.
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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 ToddVinegar eels, the horsehair worm, the pork worm or trichina and the dread hookworm are examples.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterThe pork worm or trichina, however, is a parasite which may cause serious injury.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterThe trichina is a nematode worm, and not an insect, as it was at first called.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van BenedenNor was the full story of the trichina made out for a long time after Owen's discovery.
A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5) | Henry Smith Williams
British Dictionary definitions for trichina
/ (trɪˈkaɪnə) /
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
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