trichina

[ trih-kahy-nuh ]

/ trɪˈkaɪ nə /

noun, plural tri·chi·nae [trih-kahy-nee]. /trɪˈkaɪ ni/.

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.

Origin of trichina

1825–35; <New Latin <Greek tríchina, noun use of feminine of tríchinos of hair. See trich-, -ine¹

Words nearby trichina

triceratops, trich-, -tricha, trichiasis, trichilemmoma, trichina, Trichinella, trichinize, Trichinopoly, trichinosis, trichinous

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Example sentences from the Web for trichina

The pork worm or trichina, however, is a parasite which may cause serious injury.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
In an allied family and genus (Trichina) is placed one of the most dangerous of human parasites, the Trichina spiralis.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll
Some species are of microscopic size; as the Trichina worm, which is about 1/20 in.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
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 Todd

Nearly 50,000 Trichina were counted in an infected leg of pork (Rupprecht).
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for trichina

trichina

/ (trɪˈkaɪnə) /

noun plural -nae (-niː)

a parasitic nematode worm, Trichinella spiralis, occurring in the intestines of pigs, rats, and man and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscle

Word Origin for trichina

C19: from New Latin, from Greek trikhinos relating to hair, from thrix a hair

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Medical definitions for trichina

trichina

[ trĭ-kī′nə ]

n. pl. tri•chi•nae (-nē)

A small, slender parasitic nematode (Trichinella spiralis) that infests the intestines of various mammals and whose larvae move through the bloodstream, becoming encysted in muscles.

单词	trichina
释义	trichina [ trih-kahy-nuh ] / trɪˈkaɪ nə / noun, plural tri·chi·nae [trih-kahy-nee]. /trɪˈkaɪ ni/. 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. Origin of trichina 1825–35; <New Latin <Greek tríchina, noun use of feminine of tríchinos of hair. See trich-, -ine¹ Words nearby trichina triceratops, trich-, -tricha, trichiasis, trichilemmoma, trichina, Trichinella, trichinize, Trichinopoly, trichinosis, trichinous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trichina The pork worm or trichina, however, is a parasite which may cause serious injury. A Civic Biology\|George William Hunter In an allied family and genus (Trichina) is placed one of the most dangerous of human parasites, the Trichina spiralis. Zoology: The Science of Animal Life\|Ernest Ingersoll Some species are of microscopic size; as the Trichina worm, which is about 1/20 in. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg 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 Todd Nearly 50,000 Trichina were counted in an infected leg of pork (Rupprecht). Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold British Dictionary definitions for trichina trichina / (trɪˈkaɪnə) / noun plural -nae (-niː) a parasitic nematode worm, Trichinella spiralis, occurring in the intestines of pigs, rats, and man and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscle Word Origin for trichina C19: from New Latin, from Greek trikhinos relating to hair, from thrix a hair Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for trichina trichina [ trĭ-kī′nə ] n. pl. tri•chi•nae (-nē) A small, slender parasitic nematode (Trichinella spiralis) that infests the intestines of various mammals and whose larvae move through the bloodstream, becoming encysted in muscles. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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