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hydatid
[ hahy-duh-tid ]
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 hyda·tidi·nous. of or relating to a hydatid.
- containing or affected by hydatids.
hydatid
/ ˈhaɪdətɪd /
noun
- a large bladder containing encysted larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus: causes serious disease in man
- Also calledhydatid cyst a sterile fluid-filled cyst produced in man and animals during infestation by Echinococcus larval forms
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydatid1
1675–85; < Greek hydatid- (stem of hydatís ) watery vesicle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydatid1
C17: from Greek hudatis watery vesicle, from hudōr, hudat- water
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Example Sentences
Dr. Heintz has lately added to these succinic acid, discovered in a hydatid cyst of the liver.
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This study of the hydatid parasites remains a remarkable contribution to medicine down even to our own day.
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The liver is by far the most common site of hydatid cysts in the human subject.
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Hydatid cysts of muscle resemble those developing in other tissues.
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Other forms of cystic disease may be due to serous or hydatid fluid, or to thin pus, being surrounded by fibrous walls.
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