trichinosis

noun

trich·​i·​no·​sis ˌtri-kə-ˈnō-səs How to pronounce trichinosis (audio)
plural trichinoses ˌtri-kə-ˈnō-ˌsēz How to pronounce trichinosis (audio)
: infestation with or disease caused by trichinae and marked especially by muscular pain, dyspnea, fever, weakness, and edema

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An outbreak of trichinosis in Lebanon. — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2016 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said cases of trichinosis have decreased because of legislation. — Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2021

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1866, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trichinosis was in 1866

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trichinosis

noun
trich·​i·​no·​sis ˌtrik-ə-ˈnō-səs How to pronounce trichinosis (audio)
plural trichinoses
-ˈnō-ˌsēz
: a serious and painful disease caused by trichinae

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trichinosis

noun
trich·​i·​no·​sis ˌtrik-ə-ˈnō-səs How to pronounce trichinosis (audio)
plural trichinoses -ˌsēz How to pronounce trichinosis (audio)
: infestation with or disease caused by trichinae contracted by eating raw or insufficiently cooked infested food and especially pork and marked initially by abdominal discomfort and cramping, nausea, and diarrhea and later by muscular pain, dyspnea, fever, and edema

called also trichinelliasis, trichiniasis

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