Trichiniasis

Trich`i`ni´a`sis

n.

1.

(Med.) Trichinosis.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

trichiniasis - 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 myositis trichinosa, trichinosis myositis - inflammation of muscle tissue infestation - the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites