The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Trichinosis — Trichinosis, also called trichinellosis, or trichiniasis, is a parasitic disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork and wild game infected with the larvae of a species of roundworm Trichinella spiralis , commonly called the trichina worm.… … Wikipedia
trichinosis — disease caused by trichinae, 1866, coined by Bernhard Rupprecht (1815 77) from trichina (1835), from Mod.L., genus name of certain minute parasitic worms, from Gk. trikhine, fem. of trikhinos of or like hair, from thrix (gen. trikhos) hair … Etymology dictionary
trichinosis — [trik΄i nō′sis] n. [ModL: see TRICHINA & OSIS] a disease caused by the presence of trichinae in the intestines and muscle tissues and usually acquired by eating insufficiently cooked pork from an infested hog: it is characterized by fever, nausea … English World dictionary
Trichinosis — A disease that comes from eating raw or undercooked pork or wild game that is infected with the larvae of a worm called Trichinella spiralis. The initial symptoms of the disease are abdominal discomfort, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue and… … Medical dictionary
trichinosis — /trik euh noh sis/, n. Pathol. 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. Also, trichiniasis… … Universalium
trichinosis — trichiniasis; n. a disease of cold and temperate regions caused by the larvae of the nematode worm Trichinella spiralis. Humans contract trichinosis after eating imperfectly cooked meat infected with the parasite s larval cysts. Larvae, released… … The new mediacal dictionary
trichinosis — trichineliozė statusas Aprobuotas sritis gyvūnų užkrečiamosios ligos apibrėžtis Trichinella genties nematodų sukeliama antropozoonozė. atitikmenys: lot. Trichinellosis angl. trichinosis vok. Trichinose šaltinis Lietuvos Respublikos valstybinės… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
trichinosis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1866 infestation with or disease caused by trichinae and marked especially by muscular pain, dyspnea, fever, weakness, and edema … New Collegiate Dictionary
trichinosis — noun A disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of trichinae in the intestines and muscular tissues. Syn: trichinellosis, trichiniasis … Wiktionary
trichinosis — trich·i·no·sis || ‚trɪkɪ nəʊsɪs n. (Medicine) serious infection caused by ingestion of meat infected with the parasitic worm trichina (symptoms include fever, muscle pain, diarrhea, and sever perspiration) … English contemporary dictionary
