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    TRICHINOSIS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 encystedplay

    Synonyms:

    myositis trichinosa; trichiniasis; trichinosis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("trichinosis" is a kind of...):

    myositis (inflammation of muscle tissue)

    infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)

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