Trichinosis

[,triki'nәusis]

Definition

(noun.) 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.

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Definition

(n.) 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.

Editor: Rochelle

Unserious Contents or Definition

n. The pig's reply to proponents of porcophagy.

Edited by Jacqueline

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