trichina

[ trih-kahy-nuh ]

noun

, plural tri·chi·nae [trih-, kahy, -nee].

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.

trichina

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trichina¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trichina¹

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

Example Sentences

In this country an unexplained marked eosinophilia warrants examination of a portion of muscle for Trichina spiralis (p. 255).

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Vinegar eels, the horsehair worm, the pork worm or trichina and the dread hookworm are examples.

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The pork worm or trichina, however, is a parasite which may cause serious injury.

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The Trichina is a nematode worm, and not an insect, as it was at first called.

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

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