trichina

/trih-kahy-nuh/US // trɪˈkaɪ nə //UK // (trɪˈkaɪnə) //

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n.名词 noun

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plural tri·chi·nae [trih-kahy-nee]. /trɪˈkaɪ ni/.
- : a nematode, Trichinella spiralis, the adults of which live in the intestine and produce larvae that encyst in the muscle tissue, especially in pigs, rats, and humans.

In this country an unexplained marked eosinophilia warrants examination of a portion of muscle for Trichina spiralis (p. 255).
Vinegar eels, the horsehair worm, the pork worm or trichina and the dread hookworm are examples.
The pork worm or trichina, however, is a parasite which may cause serious injury.
The Trichina is a nematode worm, and not an insect, as it was at first called.
Nor was the full story of the trichina made out for a long time after Owen's discovery.