trichinosis

American  

[trik-uh-noh-sis] / ˌtrɪk əˈnoʊ sɪs /

Also trichiniasis

noun

Pathology.

1. a disease resulting from infestation with Trichinella spiralis, occurring in humans, caused by ingestion of infested, undercooked pork, and characterized by fever, muscle weakness, and diarrhea.

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trichinosis British  

/ ˌtrɪkɪˈnəʊsɪs /

noun

1. Also called: trichiniasis.  a disease characterized by nausea, fever, diarrhoea, and swelling of the muscles, caused by ingestion of pork infected with trichina larvae

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trichinosis Scientific  

/ trĭk′ə-nō′sĭs /

1. A disease caused by the parasitic nematode Trichinella spiralis that is ingested as larvae found in the muscle tissue of undercooked meat, especially pork. Once digested, the larvae develop into adult worms in the intestinal tract. Trichinosis is characterized by fever, intestinal pain, nausea, muscular pain, and edema.

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trichinosis Cultural  

1. A disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork infested with a kind of worm that lives as a parasite. The disease is characterized by nausea, diarrhea, and pain and swelling in the muscles.

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Etymology

Origin of trichinosis

First recorded in 1865–70; trichin(a) + -osis

Example Sentences

But given that trichinosis isn't as pervasive any more — and a rarity in the U.S. — do we still need to be looking behind us before we flush?

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2023

Walrus, along with polar bear, bear and fox, is prohibited because of the trichinosis risk, she said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2019

What with their terrifying tusks and bristle-brush hair, and the brucellosis, trichinosis and other osis-es they can carry, the rat reference doesn't seem so far off.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 31, 2018

The MSU study shows that diseases wild pigs carry that can be transmitted to people include leptospirosis, swine brucellosis, e. coli, salmonellosis, toxoplasmosis, trichinosis, giardia and cryptosporidiosis.

From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2018

By contrast, swine, mainstays of European agriculture, transmit anthrax, brucellosis, leptospirosis, trichinosis, and tuberculosis.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann