trichina /tri·chi·na/ (trĭ-ki´nah) pl. trichi´nae an individual organism of the genus Trichinella.
Trichina
tri·chi·na (tr -k  n )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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