hydatid

[ hahy-duh-tid ]

/ ˈhaɪ də tɪd /

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noun

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.

adjective

Also hy·da·tid·i·nous. of or relating to a hydatid.

containing or affected by hydatids.

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Origin of hydatid

1675–85; <Greek hydatid- (stem of hydatís) watery vesicle

Words nearby hydatid

hybrid vigour, hybris, hyd., hydantoin, hydathode, hydatid, Hyde, Hyde, Mr., Hyde Park, Hyderabad, Hyder Ali

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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 Headland
This study of the hydatid parasites remains a remarkable contribution to medicine down even to our own day.
Makers of Modern Medicine|James J. Walsh
The liver is by far the most common site of hydatid cysts in the human subject.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Hydatid cysts of muscle resemble those developing in other tissues.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Other forms of cystic disease may be due to serous or hydatid fluid, or to thin pus, being surrounded by fibrous walls.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hydatid

hydatid

/ (ˈhaɪdətɪd) /

noun

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

Word Origin for hydatid

C17: from Greek hudatis watery vesicle, from hudōr, hudat- water

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