hy·da·tid (h  d -t d)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 hud  r, 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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| Noun | 1. |  hydatid - 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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