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trichina

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trichina /tri·chi·na/ (trĭ-ki´nah) pl. trichi´nae   an individual organism of the genus Trichinella.
tri·chi·na (tr-kn)
n. pl. tri·chi·nae (-n)
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.
Trichina
An individual example of Trichinella spiralis.
Mentioned in: Trichinosis
trichina [trĭ-ki´nah] (Gr.)
an individual organism of the genus Trichinella.
trichina
pl. trichinae [Gr.] a single larval stage worm of those in the genus Trichinella.
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Some sausage recipes do not include such cooking, and sausage made this way should not be eaten raw unless the pork is trichina free.
Goat meat sausage making by Katz, Pat / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Trichina infection was therefore established both from muscle biopsy in the index case and through direct examination of the bear meat by CDC.
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They are ready to make the viewers believe that the character Breanna is freezing at the home of her mom, played by Trichina.
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