trichinosis

noun

trich·i·no·sis ˌtri-kə-ˈnō-səs

plural trichinoses ˌtri-kə-ˈnō-ˌsēz

: infestation with or disease caused by trichinae and marked especially by muscular pain, dyspnea, fever, weakness, and edema

Examples of trichinosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An outbreak of trichinosis in Lebanon. —

Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2016 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said cases of trichinosis have decreased because of legislation. —

Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2021 Some Americans still harbor an irrational fear about eating pork that has not been cooked to shoe leather supposedly to kill off the trichinosis larvae. —

John Mariani, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021 Eating raw pork can cause a type of food poisoning called trichinosis. —

Sasha Henriques, Woman's Day, 4 Sep. 2015 Eosinophils are usually sent out when the invader is a parasite like the one that causes trichinosis (from eating undercooked pork) or a tapeworm. —

Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 16 May 2018 For too long, we have been rewarded for bringing home the bacon while condemning the presence and prevalence of trichinosis in Congress. —

Andrew Rudalevige, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2018 This was done to kill bacteria that caused a gnarly disease called trichinosis. —

Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 19 Dec. 2017 Despite Blue Fire Grille’s claims, its Tuesday inspection says the menu still suffers from trichinosis of truth. —

David J. Neal, miamiherald, 8 Aug. 2017 See More

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of trichinosis was in 1866

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Kids Definition

trichinosis

noun

trich·i·no·sis ˌtrik-ə-ˈnō-səs

plural trichinoses

-ˈnō-ˌsēz

: a serious and painful disease caused by trichinae

Medical Definition

trichinosis

noun

trich·i·no·sis ˌtrik-ə-ˈnō-səs

plural trichinoses -ˌsēz

: infestation with or disease caused by trichinae contracted by eating raw or insufficiently cooked infested food and especially pork and marked initially by abdominal discomfort and cramping, nausea, and diarrhea and later by muscular pain, dyspnea, fever, and edema

called also trichinelliasis, trichiniasis