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myositis trichinosa

myositis trichinosa

9.9
An illness from tiny worms in undercooked pork that move into muscles and cause pain
  • noun
  • /ˌmaɪəˈsaɪtɪs trɪkɪˈnoʊsə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : miositis triquinosa
  • Symptoms of myositis trichinosa include muscle pain and fever after eating contaminated meat.

Examples

  • Eating undercooked pork can lead to myositis trichinosa.

  • Doctors diagnosed the patient with myositis trichinosa after discovering larvae in his muscle tissue.

  • Improperly cooked pork can lead to myositis trichinosa in infected individuals.

  • The symptoms of myositis trichinosa include muscle pain.

  • Doctors diagnosed the patient with myositis trichinosa after discovering larvae in his muscle tissue.

  • Improperly cooked pork can lead to myositis trichinosa in infected individuals.

  • Symptoms of myositis trichinosa include muscle pain and fever after eating contaminated meat.

Synonyms

trichinosis
vsmyositis trichinosa
  • Specialized
1 9.0

A disease from eating undercooked pork with tiny worms that go to the muscles

is the same condition but uses a different conventional medical name
trichiniasis
vsmyositis trichinosa
  • Specialized
9.9

An illness caused by tiny worms that come from eating undercooked pork and move into the muscles

is the same condition but presented as an alternative medical term

Surface Forms

myositis trichinosa singular
myositis trichinosas plural

Morphology

myositis + trichinosa

The term is compositional: 'myositis' denotes inflammation of muscle and 'trichinosa' indicates relation to Trichina/trichinous infection, so the phrase literally denotes muscle inflammation caused by trichina larvae. This follows regular medical Latin compounding, so a learner who knows both constituents can derive the meaning, even though the vocabulary is specialized.

Etymology

The medical name myositis trichinosa comes from two parts: myositis meaning 'muscle inflammation' and trichinosa meaning 'from the trichina worm'. It describes how tiny worm larvae from undercooked pork move into and hide in muscles and cause pain, so the name means 'muscle infection by trichina'.