English Explanatory Dictionary

hydatid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.

Word forms

hydatid hydatids

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδατίς (hudatís, “watery vesicle”).

Derived words

antihydatid hydatidiform hydatid of Morgagni hydatidosis hydatiduria hydatiform
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