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trichina

tric·hina

uncommon

noun

1.

parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles

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Origin

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

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