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Trichina

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trichina /tri·chi·na/ (tri-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
pl. trichinae [Gr.] a single larval stage worm of those in the genus Trichinella.
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