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echinococcus
[ ih-kahy-nuh-kok-uhs ]
noun
, plural e·chi·no·coc·ci [ih-kahy-noh-, kok, -sahy].
- any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.
echinococcus
/ ɪˌkaɪnəˈkɒkəs /
noun
- any of the tapeworms constituting the genus Echinococcus, the larvae of which are parasitic in man and domestic animals
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Hooklets and scolices of Tnia echinococcus (Fig. 55) and embryos of Filaria sanguinis hominis have been met.
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It is fairly constant in trichinosis, uncinariasis, filariasis, and echinococcus disease.
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In Fig. 57 is shown a tnia which proceeds from an echinococcus.
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There exists a singular cestode which bears the name of Echinococcus.
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Echinococcus cysts (hydatids) have grown in the pelvic connective tissue and obstructed labour.
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