trichina

trichina definition - medical

tri·chi·na (trĭ-kīˈnə)

noun pl. tri·chi·nae (-nē)
A small, slender parasitic nematode (Trichinella spiralis) that infests the intestines of various mammals and whose larvae move through the bloodstream, becoming encysted in muscles.

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