Etymology

trichinosis

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Today it means: A disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of nematodes of genus Trichinella in the intestines and muscular tissues. Full definition →

New Latin trichinōsis
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromtrichinōsis
  2. English todaytrichinosis

From New Latin trichinōsis. By surface analysis, trichina + -osis.

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