echinococcus (redirected from Echinococcus granulosus)

e·chi·no·coc·cus  (-kn-kks)

n. pl. e·chi·no·coc·ci (-kks, -kk)

Any of several parasitic tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus, the larvae of which infect mammals and form large, spherical cysts in the liver or lungs, causing serious or fatal disease.

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[New Latin Echnococcus, genus name : echino- + -coccus.]

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echinococcus [ɪˌkaɪnəˈkɒkəs]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of the tapeworms constituting the genus Echinococcus, the larvae of which are parasitic in man and domestic animals

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Noun

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echinococcus - tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals cestode, tapeworm - ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates genus Echinococcus - tapeworms