hydatid

American  

[hahy-duh-tid] / ˈhaɪ də tɪd /

noun

1. a cyst with watery contents that is produced in humans and animals by a tapeworm in the larval state; cysticerus.

2. a cystic vestige of an embryonic feature.

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adjective

1. Also hydatidinous of or relating to a hydatid.

2. containing or affected by hydatids.

hydatid British  

/ ˈhaɪdətɪd /

noun

1. a large bladder containing encysted larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus: causes serious disease in man

2. Also called: hydatid cyst.  a sterile fluid-filled cyst produced in man and animals during infestation by Echinococcus larval forms

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Etymology

Origin of hydatid

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

Example Sentences

But her history was bad �a Latzko Caesarean section for Bandl's ring and toxemia�and we found a hydatid of Morgagni then.

From Time Magazine Archive

These slightly combined and easily decomponible stuffs are as incapable of subsisting under the altered conditions of the earth as an hydatid in the blaze of a tropical sun.

From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

The pig, in its domestic state, is subject to the attacks of a hydatid, from which the wild animal is free; hence the disease called measles in pork. 

From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Chambers, Robert

It will often happen that the hydatid, from being in the interior of the brain, will not be brought into view by the removal of a portion of the skull.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose

The coats of the hydatid are disposed in several layers, one of which appears to possess a muscular power.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert