Trichiniasis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trichiniasis \Trich`i*ni"a*sis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)
     Trichinosis.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  trichiniasis
       n : infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by
           eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae
           migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where
           they become encysted [syn: {trichinosis}, {myositis
           trichinosa}]