trichina

noun
tri·​chi·​na | \ tri-ˈkī-nə How to pronounce trichina (audio) \
plural trichinae\ tri-​ˈkī-​(ˌ)nē How to pronounce trichinae (audio) \ also trichinas

Definition of trichina

: a small slender nematode worm (Trichinella spiralis) that is a parasite of flesh-eating mammals (such as humans and swine) with larvae that migrate from the intestines to striated muscles where they become encysted

Other Words from trichina

trichinal \ tri-​ˈkī-​nᵊl How to pronounce trichinal (audio) \ adjective

First Known Use of trichina

1835, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for trichina

New Latin, from Greek trichinos made of hair, from trich-, thrix hair

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More Definitions for trichina

trichina

noun
tri·​chi·​na | \ tri-ˈkī-nə How to pronounce trichina (audio) \
plural trichinae\ -​(ˌ)nē How to pronounce trichinae (audio) \ also trichinas

Medical Definition of trichina

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a small slender nematode worm of the genus Trichinella (T. spiralis) that as an adult is a short-lived parasite of the intestines of a flesh-eating mammal (as a human being, rat, or pig) where it produces immense numbers of larvae which migrate to the striated muscles either directly or through the blood, establish themselves in or between the muscle fibers where they become encysted and may persist for years, and if consumed by a new host in raw or insufficiently cooked meat are liberated by the digestive processes and rapidly become adult to initiate a new parasitic cycle — see trichinosis

Trichina

noun

Medical Definition of Trichina (Entry 2 of 2)

taxonomic synonym of trichinella