English word trichinosis comes from English -osis, English trichina
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-osis | English (eng) | (pathology) functional disease or condition such as hepatosis. Formation, increase. Process, action. |
trichina | English (eng) | Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis. |
trichinosis | New Latin (la-new) | |
trichinosis | English (eng) | (pathology) A disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of nematodes of genus Trichinella in the intestines and muscular tissues. |