trichina

American  

[trih-kahy-nuh] / trɪˈkaɪ nə /

noun

• trichinae
  plural

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.

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trichina British  

/ trɪˈkaɪnə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• trichinae
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of trichina

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

trichina trichinae

Supporters claim that gamma-ray exposure offers an alternative to controversial pesticides, fumigants and preservatives, and protects human health by killing parasites like trichina worms in pork and bacteria like salmonella, which causes food poisoning.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only reason for cooking meats is to destroy the parasites such as tapeworm, trichina, etc., which are so often found in the meat.

From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler

Many persons have died in Germany and a few in England from a disease produced by eating pork containing a small internal parasite termed trichina spiralis.

From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Sir Charles Alexander Cameron

So we were liable more or less to trichina and insomnia, but still we were free from sewer gas and poll tax.

From Remarks by Bill Nye

Nor was the full story of the trichina made out for a long time after Owen's discovery.

From A History of Science — Volume 4 by Henry Smith Williams

The infection in man is regarded as more or less accidental, the lower animals being the normal hosts for trichinae.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thereafter the doctor tries to build up the patient's constitution so it can kill off the trichinae.

From Time Magazine Archive

A Yankee Inspector you seem to suppose is A buckler and barrier against trichinosis; Bat trichinae pass without passports.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 27, 1890 by Various

A microscopic examination for trichinae shall be made of all swine products exported to countries requiring such examination.

From The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

When the flesh containing the trichinae is eaten by man or by any animal in which the development can take place, the capsules are digested and the trichinae are set free.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

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