HYDATID


Meaning of HYDATID in English

n. Med. 1 a cyst containing watery fluid (esp. one formed by, and containing, a tapeworm larva). 2 a tapeworm larva. hydatidiform adj.

[ mod.L hydatis f. Gk hudatis -idos watery vesicle f. hudor hudatos water ]

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