Medical term:
Trichina
trichina
[trĭ-ki´nah] (Gr.)an individual organism of the genus Trichinella.
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Trichina
(tri-kī'nă),Old name for a genus of nematode worms, correctly called Trichinella.
tri·chi·na
, pl.tri·chi·nae
(tri-kī'nă, -nē),A larval worm of the genus Trichinella; the infective form in pork.
[Mod. L., fr. G. thrix (trich-), a hair]
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trichina
(trĭ-kī′nə)n. pl. trichi·nae (-nē) or trichi·nas
Any of several small parasitic nematode worms of the genus Trichinella, especially T. spiralis, that infest the intestines of various mammals and that move through the bloodstream as larvae, becoming encysted in muscles.
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tri·chi·na
, pl. trichinae (tri-kī'nă, -nē)A larval worm of the genus Trichinella; the infective form in pork.
[Mod. L., fr. G. thrix (trich-), a hair]
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Trichina
An individual example of Trichinella spiralis.
Mentioned in: Trichinosis
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