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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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
It is the many-headed hydatid of the brain, Cœnurus Cerebralis of naturalists.
From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose
Acephalocyst is the name given by R. T. H. Laennec to the hydatid, immature or larval tapeworm.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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 Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
This study of the hydatid parasites remains a remarkable contribution to medicine down even to our own day.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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