trichinosis
IPA: trˈɪtʃɪnˈoʊsʌs
noun
- (pathology) 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.
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Examples of "trichinosis" in Sentences
- Muscle biopsy is used for trichinosis detection.
- Trichinosis is the last pathogen you need to worry about.
- It was NOT an outbreak of trichinosis, as far as I can tell.
- Eosinophilia is usually the earliest indicator of trichinosis.
- Conceivably this only applies to trichinosis in pork, not in wild meat.
- AFAIK, there are no known cases of trichinosis being spread by cannibalism.
- House suspects trichinosis and orders treatment and a muscle biopsy to confirm.