Etymology: Gk, thrix + osis, condition. infestation with the parasitic roundworm Trichinella spiralis, transmitted by eating raw or undercooked meat containing cysts (pork, bear, or other wild game). Early symptoms of infection include abdominal pain, nausea, fever, and diarrhea.
The National Hellenic Museum in Greektown, Chicago. Greektown is a dining and nightlife district on the Near West Side of the American city of Chicago, Illinois. It is one of many neighborhoods that make up the Near West Side community area, and is popular with tourists and Chicago residents alike. Greektown's bars and restaurants lie roughly between Van Buren and Madison Streets, along Halsted Street, west of the Loop.
Dinkytown is a commercial district within the Marcy-Holmes residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association Dinkytown is a commercial district, and one of the 5 character areas, of the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood. 2  Lileks.com -- University of Minnesota pages -- contains information and reminiscence about Dinkytown, by Star Tribune columnist James Lileks.