echinococcus

American  

[ih-kahy-nuh-kok-uhs] / ɪˌkaɪ nəˈkɒk əs /

noun

echinococci plural

1. any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.

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echinococcus British  

/ ɪˌkaɪnəˈkɒkəs /

noun

1. any of the tapeworms constituting the genus Echinococcus, the larvae of which are parasitic in man and domestic animals

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• echinococci
  plural

Example Sentences

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echinococcus echinococci

She was attacked with a severe inflammation of the right eye, which had to be enucleated, and was found full of tenia echinococcus, evidently derived from the dog's tongue.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The echinococcus has been found as an embolus, and it is highly probable that the cysticercus, the trichina, and other animal parasites may be disseminated as emboli over the body.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Parasitic cysts are produced by the growth within the tissues of cyst-forming parasites, the best known being the tænia echinococcus, which gives rise to the hydatid cyst.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The echinococcus, the cystic or larval stage of the echinococcus tapeworm of the dog, has been found in the eye of the horse, and a cysticercus is also reported.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Rein speaks of the removal of an enormous echinococcus cyst of the omentum without interruption of pregnancy.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The deception was possibly due to the presence of loose and shaggy membrane attached to the endocardial lining of the heart, or in some cases to echinococci or trichine.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)