hydatid
a cyst with watery contents that is produced in humans and animals by a tapeworm in the larval state; cysticerus.
a cystic vestige of an embryonic feature.
Also hy·da·tid·i·nous. of or relating to a hydatid.
containing or affected by hydatids.
Origin of hydatid
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How to use hydatid in a sentence
Dr. Heintz has lately added to these succinic acid, discovered in a hydatid cyst of the liver.
The Action of Medicines in the System | Frederick William HeadlandThis study of the hydatid parasites remains a remarkable contribution to medicine down even to our own day.
Makers of Modern Medicine | James J. WalshThe liver is by far the most common site of hydatid cysts in the human subject.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Mileshydatid cysts of muscle resemble those developing in other tissues.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesOther forms of cystic disease may be due to serous or hydatid fluid, or to thin pus, being surrounded by fibrous walls.
British Dictionary definitions for hydatid
/ (ˈhaɪdətɪd) /
a large bladder containing encysted larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus: causes serious disease in man
Also called: hydatid cyst a sterile fluid-filled cyst produced in man and animals during infestation by Echinococcus larval forms
Origin of hydatid
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