trichina
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9.9
A small worm that lives in animals and makes baby worms that stay in the muscles
- noun
- /trɪˈkaɪnə/
- Specialized
:
triquina
- A veterinarian examined the pig to ensure it was free from trichina, which can cause serious health issues.
Examples
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Therefore, time-temperature exposures must be increased over that stated in a trichina-kill regulation.
Academic text (2002) -
The larvae of the trichina can infect humans after eating undercooked pork from infected animals.
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To prevent trichina infection, it is essential to cook meat thoroughly before consumption.
Synonyms
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9.9
A small worm that lives in meat and can make people sick when they eat it
refers specifically to a small parasitic worm often meaning a single species
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9.8
A parasitic roundworm that lives in the intestines and muscles of animals and humans
is the general name for these parasitic roundworms rather than one species
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word trichina comes from the Greek root trich- meaning 'hair', because the tiny worm larvae in infected meat look like little hairs in the muscle. So trichina now means a small parasitic roundworm that lives in the muscles of animals and people.