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Definition of: trichina
(tri·kī′nə) noun plural ·nae (-nē)
A small nematode parasitic worm (Trichinella spiralis) that in its larval stage sometimes infests the muscles of man, swine, and other mammals. [<NL <Gk. trichinos of hair <thrix, trichos hair]
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