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hydatid
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hy·da·tid  (hd-td)
n.
1. A cyst formed as a result of infestation by larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus.
2. The encysted larva of E. granulosus.
[Greek hudatis, hudatid-, watery vesicle, from hudr, hudat-, water; see wed-1 in Indo-European roots.]
hydatid [ˈhaɪdətɪd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a large bladder containing encysted larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus: causes serious disease in man
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a sterile fluid-filled cyst produced in man and animals during infestation by Echinococcus larval forms Also called hydatid cyst
[from Greek hudatis watery vesicle, from hudōr, hudat- water]
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Noun1.hydatid - cyst filled with liquidhydatid - cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)
cyst - a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
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