Trichinosis

3 definitions found

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

  Trichinosis \Trich`i*no"sis\, n. [NL. See {Trichina}.] (Med.)
     The disease produced by the presence of trichinae in the
     muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by fever, muscular
     pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and is
     frequently fatal.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  trichinosis
       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: {trichiniasis}, {myositis
           trichinosa}]

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  TRICHINOSIS, n.  The pig's reply to proponents of porcophagy.
      Moses Mendlessohn having fallen ill sent for a Christian
  physician, who at once diagnosed the philosopher's disorder as
  trichinosis, but tactfully gave it another name.  "You need and
  immediate change of diet," he said; "you must eat six ounces of pork
  every other day."
      "Pork?" shrieked the patient -- "pork?  Nothing shall induce me to
  touch it!"
      "Do you mean that?" the doctor gravely asked.
      "I swear it!"
      "Good! -- then I will undertake to cure you."