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Definition of Trichinella spiralis

1. Noun. Parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles.

Medical Definition of Trichinella spiralis

1. Trichinosis is an intestinal and tissue infection of humans and other mammals caused by the nematode Trichinella spiralis. Infection occurs through the consumption of infected meat (usually domestic pork) that carries the encysted larvae of Trichinella spiralis. Common symptoms include: diarrhoea, muscle pains, fever, dehydration and swelling around the eyes. Myocarditis (heart infection), pneumonitis (lung infection) and encephalitis (brain infection) can also occur in advanced cases. (19 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichinella Spiralis

Literary usage of Trichinella spiralis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Animal Parasites of Man by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun (1916)
"The females measure 3 to 4 mm. in length and o-o6 mm. in diameter; anus terminal, trichinella spiralis in its adult stage inhabits the small intestine of ..."

2. The Animal Parasites of Man by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun (1916)
"trichinella spiralis. - Trichinosis is, happily, becoming so much rarer that many doctors get no opportunity, either in their student days or in private ..."

3. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"The trichinella spiralis is a nematode which occurs frequently under ordinary conditions ... Embryo of trichinella spiralis surrounded by acute inflammatory ..."

4. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"The trichinella spiralis is a nematode which occurs frequently under ordinary conditions ... Embryo of trichinella spiralis surrounded by acute inflammatory ..."

5. Diagnostic Methods, Chemical, Bacteriological and Microscopical: A Text-book by Ralph Waldo Webster (1920)
"... (2) trichinella spiralis (trichina spiralis). The male worm is 1.4 to 1.6 mm. long and 0.04 mm. thick; cylindrical in shape; anterior end tapering, ..."

6. Diseases of the Intestines: Their Special Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment by John Conrad Hemmeter (1902)
"Rosenheim recommends thymol (2.0), to be given several times a day. Trichinella spiralis. Trichina spiralis Owen, 1835; ..."

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