trichina

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tri·chi·na / triˈkīnə/ • n. (pl. trichinae / -nē/ ) a parasitic nematode (genus Trichinella, class Aphasmida) of humans and other mammals, the adults of which live in the small intestine. The larvae form hard cysts in the muscles, where they remain until eaten by the next host.