Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun myositis_trichinosa

1 sense of myositis trichinosa

Sense 1
trichinosis, trichiniasis, myositis trichinosa -- (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)
       => myositis -- (inflammation of muscle tissue)
       => infestation -- (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)