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HYDATID
hydatid
(noun) cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hydatid (plural hydatids)
A cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy"da*tid, n. Etym: [Gr. "y`dwr, "y`datos, water: cf. F. hydatide.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with the tissues. It is usually formed by parasitic worms, esp. by larval tapeworms, as Echinococcus and Coenurus. See these words in the Vocabulary. Hydatid of Morgagni (Anat.), one of the small pedunculated bodies found between the testicle and the head of the epididymis, and supposed to be a remnant of the Müllerian duct.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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