trichiniasis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
trichiniasis
    n 1: infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by
         eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae
         migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they
         become encysted [syn: {trichinosis}, {trichiniasis},
         {myositis trichinosa}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Trichiniasis \Trich`i*ni"a*sis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)
   Trichinosis.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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