Associations to the word «Trichina»

Wiktionary

TRICHINA, noun. Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infects the intestines and causes trichinosis

Dictionary definition

TRICHINA, noun. Parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles.

Wise words

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