hydatid
Americannoun
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a cyst with watery contents that is produced in humans and animals by a tapeworm in the larval state; cysticerus.
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a cystic vestige of an embryonic feature.
adjective
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Also hydatidinous of or relating to a hydatid.
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containing or affected by hydatids.
noun
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a large bladder containing encysted larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus: causes serious disease in man
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Also called: hydatid cyst. a sterile fluid-filled cyst produced in man and animals during infestation by Echinococcus larval forms
Etymology
Origin of hydatid
1675–85; < Greek hydatid- (stem of hydatís ) watery vesicle
Example Sentences
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Jones was in hospital for 10 days, and says the doctors there suspected he had hydatid cysts immediately.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
But researchers say there is recent evidence of hydatid disease appearing again in sheep and dogs.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Jones was then referred to "the main expert on hydatid cysts" in London where he had two operations in 2018 and 2019 to remove them, one from each lung.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Meredydd Jones, who is 86 and lives in Trecastle in Powys, was diagnosed with hydatid disease – a rare condition which is a particular risk to sheep farmers.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Buck mentions a case of hydatid cysts in the wall of the left ventricle, with rupture of the cysts and sudden death.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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